Artwork
Høstlandskab med korntraver
Høstlandskab med korntraver is an oil painting by P. C. Skovgaard. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Created circa 1850, this oil painting portrays a Danish autumn field after harvest.
About this work
Overview
Created circa 1850, this oil painting portrays a Danish autumn field after harvest. Bundles of hay lie scattered across the foreground, while a line of trees marks the distant horizon beneath a cloud‑filled sky. The composition invites the viewer to contemplate the quiet transition between labor and rest in the countryside.
Subject & Meaning
The work focuses on the post‑harvest landscape, emphasizing the remnants of agricultural activity and the seasonal atmosphere of late summer. By presenting the field in a tranquil state, the artist reflects a reverence for the land’s productivity and its role in national identity during a period of cultural self‑definition.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil, the painting employs a loose yet deliberate brushwork that builds surface texture and conveys depth. A restrained palette of earth tones and muted blues captures the soft, diffused light of an overcast sky, while subtle variations in hue suggest the lingering warmth of the sun on the hay.
History & Provenance
The piece belongs to the oeuvre of P. C. Skovgaard, a prominent figure of Denmark’s Golden Age of painting. It entered the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains part of the institution’s holdings of 19th‑century Danish art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875), known as P. C. Skovgaard, was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is considered one of the leading landscape painters of the 19th century…
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