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1905 Musée d'Orsay
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a woman seated on a wooden chair, seen from behind, in a sparse, muted interior setting. It is characteristic of the artist's restrained color palette and focus on domestic silence.
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Vilhelm Hammershøi is often referred to as the 'painter of silence' for his atmospheric and solitary interior scenes. While his wife Ida was his most frequent model, he almost always depicted her facing away from the viewer, turning the focus from her identity to the mood and light of the room itself.
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Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1905
