Thank you so much for posting these. I've never seen Hammershoi's work before, but I intend to seek out more or it. I love this style of painting, and I'm frustrated that I don't have the artists' vocabulary to articulate what it is about it that affects me so strongly. The palette, certainly. The choice of subject, definitely. Windows, light, doorways, interiors hinted at but not fully shown. Some of Andrew Wyeth's paintings have the same feel as these.
The word that came first to mind was "introspection." There's a privacy about these paintings and a stillness. Even the street scene is static. I just think that they're stunning in their simple beauty. Although I have to say that the one with the open white doors is somewhat unsettling. I'm not sure why, but I suppose that's part of its genius.
Anyway, sorry to prattle on :) I'm scurrying away with 12 and 13, thank you.
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Date: 2007-08-25 07:56 am (UTC)The word that came first to mind was "introspection." There's a privacy about these paintings and a stillness. Even the street scene is static. I just think that they're stunning in their simple beauty. Although I have to say that the one with the open white doors is somewhat unsettling. I'm not sure why, but I suppose that's part of its genius.
Anyway, sorry to prattle on :) I'm scurrying away with 12 and 13, thank you.