Holsøe was a talented Danish interior painter, born in the town of Aarhus. Having trained as a painter, he entered the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi in Copenhagen in 1882, and in 1884 the Kunstnernes Studieskole under the famous Danish painter Peder Severin Krøyer. His fellow students at the academy and at the Kunstnernes Studieskole included Peter Ilsted and Vilhelm Hammershøi, with whom he was to form the elite of Danish interior painters. Holsoe, who was married twice, settled outside Copenhagen in the village of Asserbo.
Holsøe captured the quiet beauty of domestic spaces with an exquisite interplay of light and shadow. His works evoke a sense of solitude, intimacy, and contemplation, showcasing the elegance of Scandinavian interiors and the subtleties of natural light filtering through windows.
Note: Details were not found beyond the title for all of the works.
This is part 4 of a 4-part post on the works of Holsø
Note: Dates and details not found for all of the works:
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Interior with a Clavichord
oil on panel 18.1 x 15 cm |
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Open Window
oil on canvas 60.8 x 73 cm |
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Reading in the Morning Light
oil on canvas |
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Sewing by the Window
oil on panel 66 x 71 cm |
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| Sleeping Woman |
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Still life with Vegetables on a Chair
oil on canvas 20 x 13.8 cm |
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Still Life with Classical Column and Statue
oil on canvas 66 x 55 cm |
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Still life with Chinese Porcelain
oil on canvas 18.1 x 19.7 cm |
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Still life with a Chinese Figurine and an Imari Platter
oil on canvas 27.2 x 22.8 cm |
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Still life with Walnuts and Grapes
oil on wood panel 27 x 37 cm |
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| Sunlit Interior |
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Sunlit Breakfast
oil on canvas 73.2 x 68.5 cm |
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Sunlight in the Living Room
oil on canvas 62.3 x 57 cm
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The Artist's Wife setting the Table
oil on canvas 73 x 65.1 cm |
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The Artist's Wife reading by Candlelight
oil on canvas |
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The Artist's Wife in an Interior
oil on panel 78 x 67.8 cm |
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The Cello
oil on canvas 64 x 55.5 cm |
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The Fountain, Italy
oil on canvas 42.5 x 50.8 cm |
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The Yellow Living Room
oil on canvas 29.9 x 25.2 cm |
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The Reader
oil on panel 70 x 62.5 cm |
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| The Music Room |
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The Kitchen Doorway
oil on canvas 65 x 55 cm |
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View of a Landscape with a Birch Grove
oil on canvas laid on board 56 x 67.5 cm |
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View from Kronborg Castle in Elsinore
oil on canvas 27.6 x 33.9 cm |
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| Woman Sewing |
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Woman reading
oil on panel 62.5 x 70.5 cm |
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| Woman reading in an Interior |
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Woman in an Interior
oil on canvas 79.4 x 58.6 cm |
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| Woman in an Interior |
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Woman sitting by a Window
oil on canvas 73.7 x 68.5 cm |
