Vilhelm Hammershøi
Danish artist (1864-1916) · Denmark · On the map · Artists · Died at 51
Vilhelm Hammershøi, often anglicised as Vilhelm Hammershoi, was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, subdued portraits and interiors. In 1905, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote of the artist, "Hammershøi is not one of those about whom one can speak quickly.
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Self-portrait (1895)
Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back (1904)
Frederikke Hammershøi, the artist's mother (1886)
Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen (1896)
Interior with Woman at Piano, Strandgade 30 (1901)
Interior with Young Man Reading (1898)
Ida Reading a Letter (1899)
Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25 (1912)About this person
His work is wide-ranging and slow, and at whatever moment one comprehends it, it will always provide an opportunity to talk about what is important and essential in art".
