Interior. Artificial Light
1909 · Oil on canvas · Statens Museum for Kunst
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
- Year
- 1909
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 60 × 82.8 cm
- Collection
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen
- Movement
- Symbolism
Two lit candles stand on a small round table in an almost black room, their glow picking out the tabletop, the curved end of a settle on the left and the corner of a second table on the right. The whole scene sits inside a painted oval, as if seen in a mirror. Most Hammershøi interiors are lit by daylight and often include a woman; the National Gallery of Denmark points out that here he made an exception, a dark room at night with no one in it and furniture arranged for no evident purpose. He painted it in 1909, and the museum acquired it in 2012.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Near-black with two small candle flames, it suits a dining room, a dark-painted snug or a bedroom wall lit by a lamp. Pair it with Böcklin's Isle of the Dead and hang this one at 16×24 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1909)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, dining room, living room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
