Artwork
Ved en mølledam. Vinter
Ved en mølledam. Vinter is a photography by the Impressionist artist Unknown. It dates from 1875 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Ved en mølledam.
About this work
Overview
Ved en mølledam. Vinter, executed in 1875 by the photographer known as 300_person, is a monochrome image preserved in the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The picture captures a winter landscape centered on a frozen pond, rendered in stark black and white, and measures the everyday atmosphere of a cold, quiet day.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a still, ice‑covered pond flanked by leafless trees whose bare branches reach toward a muted sky. A modest wooden bridge spans a narrow waterway, while a handful of birds gather at the water’s edge, suggesting a moment of pause in an otherwise desolate season.
Technique & Style
The photographer employs soft, diffused lighting that gently blurs the outlines of trees and water, creating a slightly dreamlike quality while retaining the scene’s realism. This approach reflects an early photographic interest in capturing ordinary moments with a considered aesthetic, anticipating later developments in visual representation of daily life.
History & Provenance
Created in the late nineteenth century, the photograph entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings, where it remains part of the institution’s documentation of cultural and environmental imagery. Its attribution to 300_person, a figure identified only by this designation, situates the work within the broader archival practices of the period.
Artist & collection
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