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Vilhelm Hammershøi and Danish Painting of the 19th Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Vilhelm Hammershøi
※The exhibition period has been shortened. (Originally 2020/1/21–3/26).
*As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Special Exhibition : Vilhelm Hammershøi and Danish Painting of the 19th Century finished.
One of Denmark’s most celebrated painters, Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) quietly and resolutely painted close acquaintances, landscapes, and subdued interiors. Influenced strongly by 17th-century Dutch genre painting, Hammershøi is sometimes called “the Vermeer of the North.” His work, while recalling in atmosphere the classics of Western art, evinces a nostalgia peculiar to modern urban dwellers. Recent years have seen Hammershøi’s international popularity grow, with major Western art museums acquiring his paintings in succession. In Japan, as well, a first Hammershøi exhibition in 2008 drew large crowds of admiring viewers despite his relative obscurity in this country. Now, just over ten years later, Vilhelm Hammershøi’s finest works will return along with masterpieces of 19th-century Danish art in their first comprehensive exhibition in Japan.
*As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Special Exhibition : Vilhelm Hammershøi and Danish Painting of the 19th Century finished.
One of Denmark’s most celebrated painters, Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) quietly and resolutely painted close acquaintances, landscapes, and subdued interiors. Influenced strongly by 17th-century Dutch genre painting, Hammershøi is sometimes called “the Vermeer of the North.” His work, while recalling in atmosphere the classics of Western art, evinces a nostalgia peculiar to modern urban dwellers. Recent years have seen Hammershøi’s international popularity grow, with major Western art museums acquiring his paintings in succession. In Japan, as well, a first Hammershøi exhibition in 2008 drew large crowds of admiring viewers despite his relative obscurity in this country. Now, just over ten years later, Vilhelm Hammershøi’s finest works will return along with masterpieces of 19th-century Danish art in their first comprehensive exhibition in Japan.
Schedule | Jan 21 (Tue) 2020-Feb 28 (Fri) 2020 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1500, University Students ¥1300, High School Students ¥800, 65 and older ¥1000, Junior High School and under ¥0 | ||||
| Website | https://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2019_hammershoi.html | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum | ||||
| Location | 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the Park exit of JR Ueno Station, 10 minute walk from the Ikenohata exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main line, 10 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3823-6921 | ||||
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