Artwork
The Artist's Wife, Ida Hammershøi, née Ilsted
The Artist's Wife, Ida Hammershøi, née Ilsted is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Vilhelm Hammershøi. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays Ida Ilsted, the artist's wife, in a quiet interior that emphasizes her presence through stillness and muted tones.
The painting portrays Ida Ilsted, the artist's wife, in a quiet interior that emphasizes her presence through stillness and muted tones. The composition centers on her seated figure, suggesting a contemplative domestic moment rather than a formal portrait. The work reflects the intimate, restrained atmosphere characteristic of Hammershøi's domestic scenes, where personal relationships are conveyed through subtle spatial and textural details.
Technique & Style
The Artist's Wife, Ida Hammershøi, née Ilsted is an oil painting executed on canvas, a medium consistent with Vilhelm Hammershøi's portrait practice of the period. The work dates from 1894 and takes the form of a portrait depicting Ida Ilsted. Its physical dimensions are recorded as 480.0 cm in height and 468.0 cm in width, indicating a large-scale composition. The painting is classified as a portrait within the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
History & Provenance
The painting The Artist's Wife, Ida Hammershøi, née Ilsted, created in 1894, is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. The work is part of the museum's permanent holdings, where it is cataloged as an oil-on-canvas portrait depicting Ida Ilsted. No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available records, nor is there documented information regarding its exhibition history.
Overview
Vilhelm Hammershøi’s 1898 oil portrait presents his wife, Ida Hammershøi (née Ilsted), in a restrained composition typical of his late‑nineteenth‑century output. The work resides in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark, and exemplifies the artist’s focus on quiet, interiorized scenes rather than overt narrative.
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Artist
Vilhelm Hammershøi (), often anglicised as Vilhelm Hammershoi (15 May 1864 – 13 February 1916), was a Danish painter.
