Shipping on the Oresund with Helsingor and Kronborg Castle in the Distance

1896

Carl Emil Baagöe

Associated Names
Carl Emil Baagöe

Artist, Danish, 1829 - 1902

The image shows a shoreline, a calm body of water, a cityscape, and a harbor. The horizon is low, with a sky filled with scattered clouds. A large ship with full sails is on the right, with smaller boats rowing towards the city. The city has various buildings, spires, windmills, and smoking structures. A tree-lined area is on the left. The color palette is monochromatic, with grayscale tones creating depth. The brushstrokes suggest delicate rendering with emphasis on architectural and textural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with stumping and scratching out on tinted scraping paper (papier Pellee, a thick paper, covered with a white ground, and topped with a uniform light gray tint)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.2 × 25 cm (7 3/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.66.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, 30 May 2014, no. 6372); (Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Master Drawings 2015, Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, Dickinson Roundell Inc., New York, 2015, no. 30.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Carl Baagoe 1896

Wikidata ID

Q64537932

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