Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi studied at The Academy of Fine Arts and at The Artists’ Independent Study Schools in Copenhagen, where he lived all his life.

As a painter, he was long considered controversial due to the distinctive, even eerie world conjured up by his imagery, where simple but tight compositions painted in muted colours, rich in shades of grey, where a particular hallmark. What is more, Hammershøi focused on a very restricted range of subjects: throughout his life he mainly painted evocative interiors from his private homes as well as Zealand landscapes, scenes of architecture devoid of human life, and portraits of himself and his loved ones.

Today, Hammershøi is considered one of the most important Danish painters, and his art continues to evoke moods, pique our curiosity and stimulate our senses.