Vilhelm Hammershøi

(Danish, 1864–1916)

Vilhelm Hammershøi was a celebrated Danish painter known for his meditative interiors and landscapes. Created with a sensitivity to both light and spatial construction, he employed varied mauves, pale yellows, and grays to great effect. “What makes me choose a motif are the lines, what I like to call the architectural content of an image,” he once explained. “And then there's the light, of course. Obviously, that's also very important, but I think it's the lines that have the greatest significance for me.” Born on May 15, 1864 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he studied drawing as a youth before entering the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1883. By 1885, his work had taken on the formal and emotional characteristics of both Johannes Vermeer and the earlier Danish painter Christen Købke. Over the following decades, Hammershøi grew a following of artists and intellectuals that included Rainer Marie Rilke and Emil Nolde. Though he spent a number of years traveling through Europe, it was only with the foggy streets of London, that artist developed any longstanding attachment. Successful during his own lifetime, he died on February 13, 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2008, the Royal Academy of London put on the first major exhibition of his work in Britain, “Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence.” Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery in London, and the Ordrupgaard Collection in Charlottenlund, Denmark, among others.

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Interior with back view of a woman

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Interior with back view of a woman

Sale Date: June 26, 2024

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Landscape, view from Lejre, 1905

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Landscape, view from Lejre, 1905

Sale Date: June 25, 2024

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Interior. The dining room. Frederiksberg Allé., 1888

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior. The dining room. Frederiksberg Allé., 1888

Sale Date: June 10, 2024

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Landskab. Sommer.

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Landskab. Sommer. "Ryet"., 1896

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Interior. The dining room. Frederiksberg Allé., 1888

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior. The dining room. Frederiksberg Allé., 1888

Sale Date: February 4, 2024

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Landscape. Haraldskær near Vejle., 1882–1883

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Landscape. Haraldskær near Vejle., 1882–1883

Sale Date: February 4, 2024

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Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Sale Date: February 6, 2024

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Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Sale Date: February 6, 2024

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Landskab, Vejle

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Landskab, Vejle

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Standing naked boy, 1884

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Standing naked boy, 1884

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Jægersborg Allé, 1892

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Jægersborg Allé, 1892

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Interior. The dining room., 1888

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior. The dining room., 1888

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of Johanne Josefine Wulff, 1887

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Stue. Solskin-Studie, 1911

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Stue. Solskin-Studie, 1911

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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“Morgen-Toilette” Morning toilette, 1914

Vilhelm Hammershøi

“Morgen-Toilette” Morning toilette, 1914

Sale Date: September 18, 2023

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Portrait of the artist's sister Anna..., 1885

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of the artist's sister Anna..., 1885

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Interior. The Music Room, Strandgade 30

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior. The Music Room, Strandgade 30

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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Study of a male nude, from the back

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Study of a male nude, from the back

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Portrait of the painter Carl Holsøe..., 1901

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of the painter Carl Holsøe..., 1901

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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A study of a male nude, from the back

Vilhelm Hammershøi

A study of a male nude, from the back

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Spisestue, 1888

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Spisestue, 1888

Sale Date: July 15, 2022

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Ida Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Ida Hammershøi

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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The White Door and the Golden Cupboard

Vilhelm Hammershøi

The White Door and the Golden Cupboard

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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