Interior, Sunlight on the Floor

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1906 · Oil on canvas · Tate, London

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About this work

Artist: Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
Year: 1906
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 51.8 × 44 cm
Collection: Tate, London
Movement: Symbolism

An empty corner of a room: a tall sash window with its panes filled with pale light, a panelled door, a stretch of bare floorboards and the slanting patch of sun that gives the painting its title. There are no people and almost no colour beyond greys, whites and a soft brown. Hammershøi painted it in 1906 in the flat at Strandgade 30 in Copenhagen where he and his wife Ida lived for ten years and which he painted again and again, often with the furniture removed. The brushwork is dry and matte, and the geometry of window bars and door panels is as carefully balanced as a still life. The painting is in the Tate collection in London, one of the few Hammershøis in a British museum, and his quiet interiors have found a wide new audience since the 1990s.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Greys, whites and an empty sunlit corner: the quietest picture in the catalogue, made for a bedroom, hallway or minimal living room at 16×24. Oak or thin black on a white wall; hang it alone where the light changes through the day.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Symbolism painting
Era: 20th century (1906)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Interior, Sunlight on the Floor in the public domain?

Yes. Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Tate.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Interior, Sunlight on the Floor painted, and in what medium?

Interior, Sunlight on the Floor dates from 1906 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 51.8 × 44 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Interior, Sunlight on the Floor we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Interior, Sunlight on the Floor (Vilhelm Hammershøi) — Interior, Sunlight on the Floor · Vilhelm Hammershøi · 1906. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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