Artwork
Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg
Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg is an oil painting by the Realist artist Wilhelm Marstrand. It dates from 1861 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg is an 1861 oil painting by Wilhelm Marstrand, a prominent figure in Denmark’s Golden Age of Painting. The work captures a moment in the artist’s personal and professional life within his Charlottenborg studio.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts Marstrand’s wife and their four children in the studio, juxtaposing domestic life with the artist’s workspace. The scene conveys a sense of everyday family life intertwined with the artist’s profession.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint, the work aligns with the realism movement, characterized by its detailed, realistic portrayal of the subjects and their surroundings.
History & Provenance
Created in 1861, the painting’s provenance is not detailed here, but its creation reflects Marstrand’s practice of blending personal and artistic spheres in his work.
Context
The painting offers insight into the life of a 19th-century Danish artist, blending professional and domestic spheres within the specific context of Charlottenborg, a hub for artistic activity.
Artist & collection
Artist
Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (24 December 1810 – 25 March 1873), painter and illustrator, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nicolai Jacob Marstrand, instrument maker and inventor, and Petra Othilia Smith.
Portrait of Otto Marstrand's two daughters and their nanny
Landing in Venice. In the Distance S. Maria delle Salute
An Italian Woman in the Way to the Carnival
Eve Tempts Adam
Alighting from a Gondola in Venice
Skuespillerinden Johanne Luise Heiberg
The Art Historian N. L. Høyen
Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Danish Architect
