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 3 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 the Artist’s wife Emilie Heise
oil on canvas 67 x 71.5 cm |
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Interior with the Artist's Wife at the Window
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Interior with Samovar
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Interior with the Painter's Wife reading at the Window
oil on canvas 47 x 49 cm |
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Interior with the Artist's Wife reading
oil on canvas 31.9 x 27.2 cm |
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Interior with the Artist's Wife
oil on canvas 24.8 x 21.3 cm |
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Interior with the Artist's Wife
oil on canvas 16.5 x 13 cm |
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Interior, Light of Spring
oil on canvas 66.4 x 52.4 cm |
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Interior with a Woman seen from behind
oil on canvas 94 x 72.4 cm |
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Interior with a Woman lighting Candles
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Woman playing the Spinet
oil on canvas 50 x 43 cm |
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Woman playing the Piano
oil on canvas 76.8 x 73 cm |
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Woman in black
oil on board 54 x 45 cm |
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Woman by a Window
oil on canvas 73.7 x 68.5 cm |
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Woman seated in a Drawing Room Interior
oil on canvas 65.5 x 57.5 cm |
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Woman reading in an Interior
oil on canvas 35.5 x 40 cm |
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Laying the Table
oil on panel 46 x 38 cm |
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Landscape with large Trees
oil on canvas 16.9 x 20.1 cm |
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Landscape
oil on canvas 16.9 x 18.9 cm |
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Lost in thought
oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm
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Mother and Child at the Table
oil on canvas 75.2 x 68.2 cm
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Mother and Child by a Window
78.8 x 76.5 cm
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Mother and Child in a Dining Room Interior
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Motherhood
oil on canvas 100 x 87 cm
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Needlework
oil on canvas 29.2 x 25.4 cm
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Reflections
oil on canvas 90.p x 95.6 cm
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Salon Interior
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Salon Interior
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Seamstress Sewing in an Interior
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Sewing at the Window
oil on canvas 17.6 x 15.4 cm
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Sewing by the Window
oil on canvas laid on board 48.5 x 54.5 cm
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Looking through the Window
oil on canvas 69.3 x 61 cm
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