Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather
Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather (Danish: Mænd af Skagen en sommeraften i godt vejr) is an 1848 painting by Martinus Rørbye, one of the central figures of the Golden Age of Danish Painting.[1]
Background
Rørbye was one of the first artists to visit Skagen. His first visit was in 1833, his second in 1847. As one of the foremost Danish artists of his day, he travelled widely in Norway, Greece and Turkey. One of Eckersberg's favourite pupils, he is one of the central figures of the Danish Golden Age.[2]
After Rørbye had exhibited Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather in Charlottenborg, the painting was purchased by Frederik VII for the royal collection. It is now owned by the Danish National Gallery but has been placed in Skagens Museum since 1983.[2] Measuring 87 x 124 cm, the work demonstrates Rørbye's mastery of harmonic landscapes with its balanced approach to colour and composition. It is typical of the manner in which the Golden Age painters depicted the reality of the Danish countryside.[3]
References
- ^ "Martinus Rørbye" (in Danish). Kunstindekx Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Månedens billede i september" (in Danish). Skagens Museum. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Michael Egelund (3 October 2010). "Museet: Månedens billede i oktober" (in Danish). Skagens Avis. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- v
- t
- e
- Skagens Museum
- Brøndums Hotel
- Michael and Anna Ancher's House
- Drachmann's House
- Christian Blache
- Vilhelm Melbye
- Johan Peter Raadsig
- Martinus Rørbye
- Jørgen Aabye
- Helga Ancher
- G. F. Clement
- Tupsy Clement
- Wilhelm von Gegerfelt
- Ella Heide
- Einar Hein
- Ludvig Karsten
- Vilhelm Kyhn
- Frederik Lange
- Charles Lundh
- Anna Palm de Rosa
- Wilhelm Peters
- Julius Runge
- Adrian Stokes
- Marianne Stokes
- Fritz Stoltenberg
- Frits Thaulow
- Laurits Tuxen
- Johannes Wilhjelm
- J. F. Willumsen
- Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather (1848)
- Launching the Boat. Skagen (1884)
- Will He Round the Point? (1885)
- Hip, Hip, Hurrah! (1888)
- Hunters of Skagen (1898)
- Sunlight in the Blue Room (1891)
- Summer Evening at Skagen. The Artist's Wife and Dog by the Shore (1892)
- Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach (1893)
- Roses (1893)
- Leiv Eirikson Discovering America (1893)
- Summer Evening at Skagen Beach – The Artist and his Wife (1899)
- Harvesters (1905)
- Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen Beach (1906)
- The North Sea in Stormy Weather (1909)
This article about a nineteenth-century painting is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e