Viggo Johansen (b. Copenhagen 1851, d. s.p. 1935)
“Interiør fra mit hjem i København. Min kone skriver”. Interior from my home in Copenhagen. My wife is writing. Signed and dated V. Johansen 1906. Oil on canvas. 67×56 cm.
Exhibited: Toronto International Exhibition (Danish section), 1929. Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Randers Kunstmuseum and The Art Museums of Skagen, “Viggo Johansen”, 1996–1997.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 596, 1994 no. 36. Here acquired by the present owner.
Martha, the artist's wife, was all through their marriage his great support and sparring partner. She was also his favorite motif.
Elisabeth Fabritius has in the catalogue for the exhibition in 1996–1997 mentioned above described Viggo Johansen and his art as follows (in Danish): “Viggo Johansen himself was exclusive, fully immersed in the picturesque, but his art invites to empathy in a very personal universe and to psychological interpretations and rich colouristic experiences. These qualities require silence and concentration and will be rewarding also in the hectic days of present time”. The present painting fully lives up to this.
The painting is reproduced in a photo from the artist's home at Gothersgade 143, Copenhagen.
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Northern Light – the Artists' Colony at Skagen, 18 September 2023