Viggo Johansen (b. Copenhagen 1851, d. s.p. 1935)
Purchased by Skagens Museum in June 2015
“Mor fortæller for de Smaa”. A mother telling stories for the little ones. Signed and dated V. Johansen 92. Oil on canvas. 83×68 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg1892 no. 284.
Guildhall, London, Corporation of London Art Gallery, “Exhibition of a Selection of Works by Danish Painters” 1907 no. 241 with the title “Children playing in the dusk”.
Provenance: Banker Johannes Simmelkiær and wife, their auction 1926 no. 18 with the title “Mørkningstimen” (Twilight hour).
Viggo Johansen was in his early years as a painter inspired by old Dutch paintings and still life scenes. After he had visited Skagen in 1875 and in 1880 married Anna Ancher's cousin Martha and started a family, his favourite motif became interiors with his family. The palette is often lyrical with soft colours and a few lighting effects, as in this painting, where his wife Martha tells stories for three of the family's six children in front of the open fire from the stove.
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Paintings & drawings, 2 June 2015