The Blue Kitchen

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The Blue Kitchen
Norwegian: Det blå kjøkken
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Artist Ludvig Karsten
Year 1913
Medium Oil, on canvas
Dimensions 54 cm× 69 cm(21 in× 27 in)
Location National Gallery, Oslo

The Blue Kitchen (Norwegian: Det blå kjøkken; dated 1913) is the title of a neo-impressionist painting by Norwegian artist Ludvig Karsten, showing a kitchen table ready for breakfast, while the morning sun is shining through the window.

Neo-impressionism art movement

Neo-Impressionism is a term coined by French art critic Félix Fénéon in 1886 to describe an art movement founded by Georges Seurat. Seurat's greatest masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, marked the beginning of this movement when it first made its appearance at an exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in Paris. Around this time, the peak of France's modern era emerged and many painters were in search of new methods. Followers of Neo-Impressionism, in particular, were drawn to modern urban scenes as well as landscapes and seashores. Science-based interpretation of lines and colors influenced Neo-Impressionists' characterization of their own contemporary art. The Pointillist and Divisionist techniques are often mentioned in this context, because it was the dominant technique in the beginning of the Neo-impressionist movement.

Painting practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The Blue Kitchen is regarded among Karsten's most important paintings. It is located at the National Gallery in Oslo. [1] [2]

Oslo Place in Østlandet, Norway

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In 1913 Karsten was newly married, and the couple moved from Copenhagen to the Norwegian island Hvasser. Sources differ whether Blue Kitchen is painted in Copenhagen or Hvasser. The painting was bought by art collector Christian Tetzen-Lund in 1913. In his notebook he called it Det blaa Vindue, and he had paid a price of 125 kr. The blue Kitchen was first publicly exhibited at The Autumn Exhibition in Kristiania in 1913, and also at an exhibition in Copenhagen later the same year. The National Gallery acquired the painting after offering a price of 800 kr. [2]

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Hvasser

Hvasser is a populated island and a village in Færder municipality, Norway, connected to mainland and the city of Tønsberg via the islands Brøtsø, Tjøme and Nøtterøy. The name comes from the Norwegian word "hvass", meaning sharp, which is owed to sharp cliffs on the island. The island is 3.6 km2 and the village of Hvasser is located on the center of the island. It is on the western shore of the Oslo Fjord, 25 km (15.5 mi.) south of Tønsberg. The island is a popular summer holiday destination. It is home to various hiking trails and bathing beaches. In Sandøsund is a harbor, restaurant, gallery, and general store.

Høstutstillingen

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An earlier rejected study by Karsten, Oppstilling ved vindu is located on the back side of his painting Pløyemark from 1909. Karsten's painting From my blue Kitchen from 1913, where his wife Misse is modelled standing in their kitchen, was exhibited in Kristiania from March to April 1913, and is currently located at Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. [3] At the 1913 Autumn Exhibition in Kristiania Karsten also exhibited another still painting, The red Kitchen , which has later (in 1926) been acquired by the National Gallery in Oslo. [2] Karsten's painting Atelierinteriør (English: Studio interior) from 1926 (lost in a fire during World War II) had The blue Kitchen hanging on the painted wall. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Lange, Marit; Messel, Nils (1993). Berg, Knut, ed. Norges Malerkunst (in Norwegian). 2. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 25–27. ISBN   82-05-20587-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Messel, Nils (1995). Ludvig Karsten (in Norwegian). Oslo: Messel forlag. pp. 112–117. ISBN   82-7631-027-3.
  3. ↑ Messel 1995: p. 110
  4. ↑ Messel 1995: p. 191
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