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Portrait of Vilhelm Hammershøi

Sitter Vilhelm Hammershøi Danish
1900
Not on view
This portrait follows the common Danish practice of depicting artists from the chest up against an almost blank ground. Expertly wielding the etching needle, Ilsted created a convincing portrayal of the unruly long hair, goatee, and beard Hammershøi favored later in life. This image echoes the stiff, formal profile pose the artist assumed in a photograph from about the same time. The print, rich in chiaroscuro, shows Hammershøi looking off evasively into the distance with his eyes half-open, suggesting someone lost in his own elusive thoughts.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Vilhelm Hammershøi
  • Artist: Peter Ilsted (Danish, Sakskøbing 1861–1933 Copenhagen)
  • Sitter: Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, Copenhagen 1864–1916 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1900
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 6 5/8 in. (21.1 × 16.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.678
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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