The ‘Beautiful Stillness’ of Vilhelm Hammershøi | Christie's

We visit Copenhagen to learn more about the life and practice of artist Vilhelm Hammershøi.

‘There is little doubt that the defining motif of paintings by the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) are his vacant interiors,’ says Arne Everwijn, senior specialist in 19th-century European art at Christie’s. ‘He would often paint the inside of his house in Copenhagen, staging a few props such as vases, chairs and lamps around the domestic settings.’

'Interior with an Easel' is unusual, however, because it is one of only four works that Hammershøi ever painted which depict an artist’s easel. ‘Interestingly, photographs of Hammershøi in his studio show him working at a much sturdier easel, which he paints in one of his works. This lighter, three-footed one might have been his travelling easel,’ suggests the specialist.

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