It has occurred to me during the process of
researching this blog that quite a number of realist painters have portrayed women at one
time or another from a rear viewpoint – often in a domestic situation. Danish artists like Anna Ancher, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Carl Holsøe frequently employed this device in their
compositions. The female subject may at some small domestic labour, or simply
being contemplative, gazing out onto some unseen vista. Here are some examples:
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| 1822 Woman at the Window oil on canvas 44 x 73 cm |
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| 1880 Berthe Morisot The Dining Room of the Rouart Family, Avenue d'Eylau oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm |
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| c1880 Edgar Degas Mary Cassatt at the Louvre pastel |
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| 1882 Christian Krohg The Hair is Braided |
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| 1883 Anna Ancher Girl in Kitchen oil on canvas 87.7 x 68.5 cm |
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| 1885 Edgar Degas A Visit to the Museum |
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| c1885 Edgar Degas Three Women at the Races pastel 68.6 x 68.6 cm |
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| 1886 Berthe Morisot The Little Maid Servant oil on canvas 71 x 44 cm |
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| 1887 Anna Ancher Young Girl before a Lighted Lamp oil on canvas |
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| 1888 Vilhelm Hammershøi Peasant Reading oil on canvas 63.5 x 55.5 cm |
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| 1890 Vilhelm Hammershøi Bedroom 73 x 58 cm |
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| 1896 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Woman in a Corset chalk on paper |
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| 1899 Vilhelm Hammershøi Interior |
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| c1900 Carl Holsøe |
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| c1900 Carl Holsøe Girl Reading in a Sunlit Room |
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| 1905 Vilhelm Hammershøi Rest 49.5 x 46.5 cm |
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| c1910 Frederick Carl Frieseke The Birdcage oil on canvas 78.7 x 78.7 cm |
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| 1912-13 Frederick C. Frieseke Blue Interior oil on canvas 81.3 x 81.3 cm |
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| 1920 Henri Lebasque The Blue Robe oil on canvas 81 x 65 cm |
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| c1885 A Young Girl Arranging Flowers oil on canvas 56 x 41 cm |
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| Anna Ancher Girl in the Kitchen |
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| Anna Ancher |
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| Carl Holsøe |
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| Carl Holsøe The Artist's Wife Setting the Table oil on canvas 73 x 65 cm |
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| Carl Holsøe Mother and Child by a Window oil on canvas 78.7 x 76.2 cm |
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| Vilhelm Hammershøi Lady Reading in an Interior |
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| Anna Ancher Young Woman in Front of a Mirror |
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| Carl Holsøe Waiting by the Window |
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| Carl Holsøe A Lady Playing the Spinet |
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| Carl Holsøe A Lady Playing the Piano |
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| Carl Holsøe Lamplight |
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| Carl Holsøe The Artist's Wife in an Interior oil on board |
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| Carl Holsøe Clearing Away the Tray oil on canvas 74.6 x 67.6 cm |
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| Carl Holsøe Interior with the Artists'a Wife oil on canvas |
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| Carl Holsøe Afternoon Tea oil on canvas 40 x 29.2 cm |
Harika... :))
ReplyDeleteI have so much enjoyed looking at these beautiful paintings,
ReplyDeletethank you for putting together such a lovely group....the viewing experience somehow intensified by the character of so many rear views...the ladies somehow so much more alive this way.
Thank you for your comments, it's good to know the effort is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely appreciated. The Hammershois are magnificent, and in great company. Thank you
ReplyDeleteA wonderful panorama. Thanks. I shared it.
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