Artwork
Summer Evening near Ry
Summer Evening near Ry is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Vilhelm Kyhn. It dates from 1873 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Vilhelm Kyhn's 1873 oil painting, Summer Evening near Ry, is a landscape associated with the Impressionist movement. It is now held in the Statens Museum for Kunst collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene rural scene by a lake at dusk. A solitary tree stands in the foreground, set against soft yellow grass and a pale sky with wispy clouds.
Technique & Style
Kyhn employed loose brushstrokes to convey movement in the water and sky, creating a sense of life in the still scene. The colors used are muted, evoking the atmosphere of twilight.
Artist & collection
Artist
Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn (March 30, 1819 – May 11, 1903) was a Danish landscape painter who belonged to the generation of national romantic painters immediately after the Danish Golden Age and before the Modern Breakthrough.
