Peter Ilsted – Interior with Girl Reading (1908)

A while ago I was telling you about Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi and his quiet interiors infused with an eerie solitude, often depicting his wife, Ida, with her back turned to us. Peter Ilsted was her brother. An artist himself, early in his career Ilsted preferred doing portraits and genre paintings, but after befriending Carl…

Vilhelm Hammershøi – Interior with Young Woman from Behind (1904)

There is this sweet, pure moment after a great loss or a heartbreak when you just let go. You let go of the past, guilt and any regrets, let go of any preconceived ideas about your own identity, values or future, let go of any expectations from yourself, from others and from any gods you…

L. A. Ring – At breakfast (1898)

Perhaps one of Denmark’s most known painters, Laurits Andersen Ring (1854 – 1933) was a representative of both symbolism and social realism in Danish art. Born in a village called Ring, he never lost touch with his humble roots, often portraying wild landscapes and rural life in a realistic style in his paintings. At Breakfast…