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At the French Windows. The Artist's Wife

1897 · Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

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The painter was married in 1896, the year before he painted this portrait of his wife, Sigrid Khler (1874-1923). At that time he was 42, while she was 22. Thus, it seems natural to interpret this image as a declaration of love for the artist's pregnant wife, with the promise of spring acting as a symbol of the consummation of love.

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At the French Windows. The Artist's Wife

About the Artist

Laurits Andersen Ring

1854 – 1933

Danish painter. The son of a poor smallholder, he first trained as a house painter. He studied at the Kongelige Akademi for de Skønne Kunster, Copenhagen, under Frederik Vermehren (1823-1910) from 1874 to 1877, and then under Johan Julius Exner (1825-1910) from 1884 to 1885. In 1885 he also trained at the Kunstnernes Studieskoler under Peter Severin Krøyer. Ring's landscapes and genre pictures frequently deal with social themes. In 1889 he traveled via Hamburg to Paris where he was impressed by Millet and Raffaëlli. The clear composition of his pictures reveals his interest in Japanese art.

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