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Sunbeams, Landscape from Lejre, In the Bedroom, Montague Street

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The painting, ' Dust motes dancing in the Sunbeams ' or simply ' Sunbeams ', below is probably one of the best known works by Hammershøi. It gained great admiration from his critics and peers alike who commented favourably on the way Hammershøi illuminated the passing dust with sunlight from the window. Notice that there is no window furniture and no door hinges are visible, which allows for the feeling of isolation the artist wanted to create. Another element demonstrating this feeling are the virtually opaque window panes, not allowing the view from the outside world to venture in. Hammershøi painted this scene many times.

The original painting is now held by the Ordrupgaard Museum in Copenhagen (photograph by Pernille Klemp). This painting is also often known as 'Dust Motes Dancing in the Sunbeams' but this title was probably invented by Alfred Bramsen and Sophus Michaëlis, the publishers of his first catalogue. Hammershøi preferred the name Sunbeams or Sunshine. The image(below left) shows the Hammershøis apartment on Strandgade - moving over the image will enlarge it. This is also the view back to the window in the Sunbeams painting.

'Sunbeams'

(Dust Motes Dancing in the Sunbeams)

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1900

Landscape from Lejre, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Hammershøi, Vilhelm (1864-1916) © Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. Lejre is on the Zealand(Sjælland) island not far from Copenhagen and it is where Hammershøi often stayed in the summer. Although he painted landscapes less frequently, this painting displays the obvious elements of Hammershøi's style. For example, the focus is on the foreground with only glimpses of the trees and rolling hills behind, showing that elusive nature in his work. There are also no people shown, even though they may have been present at the time of painting, leading to that general feeling of emptiness and isolation.

Landscape from Lejre

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1905

The painting below is called 'In the Bedroom' and dates from 1896. The original is oil on canvas and is painted in the Hammershøis' dwelling in Ny Bakkehus in the Frederiksberg quarter of Copenhagen. The original painting is now held by the Göteborgs konstmuseum. Photograph by Lars Noord.

In the Bedroom

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1896

The painting below is called 'Montague Street, London' and dates from 1905 when Hammershøi visited the city from November 1905 to January 1906. The original is oil on canvas and it shows the view from the Hammershøis' dwelling in Great Russell Street, with the British Museum on the left. The original painting is now held by the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.

Montague Street, London

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1905