Happy Christmas (Glade jul)
1891 · Oil on canvas · The Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen
The whole painting, uncropped, on a printed cream mat with its title beneath.
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About this work
- Artist
- Viggo Johansen (1851–1935)
- Year
- 1891
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 127.2 × 158.5 cm
- Collection
- The Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen
- Movement
- Realism
Children and grown-ups join hands and circle a tall Christmas tree in a dark room, the lit candles on its branches the main source of light. The tree is hung with tinsel, paper ornaments and a star at the top. The children's faces catch the glow, while the woman in a long black dress at the right is almost a silhouette. An older woman stands near a doorway at the back, beside an oil lamp, a bust and potted plants. Viggo Johansen, one of the Skagen circle of painters, often painted family life in his own home in Copenhagen. He is remembered particularly for the subdued light of interiors like this one. The painting is dated 1891. It is in the Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen.
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
A family dancing round a candlelit Christmas tree in a dark room of deep greens and browns. It suits a living room or the mantel through the holiday season, with Hammershøi's Evening in the Drawing Room nearby; a dark wood frame holds its warmth.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1891)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard. See it to scale on your wall →
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
- Restored in-house from the original painting, cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution
- Museum-quality archival paper: heavyweight, acid-free, resists yellowing
- Framed option: wood frame in black or dark 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
