Portrait of the Painter Eilif Peterssen by Hans Heyerdahl

Oil portrait of a man with round spectacles and a dark hat, head turned toward the viewer, against a dark background.

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Portrait of the Painter Eilif Peterssen, Hans Heyerdahl (1877), National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Via artnap.com

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This oil painting shows a man in three-quarter view wearing round wire-rimmed spectacles and a dark hat, set against a deep brown background. Warm, loosely brushed flesh tones illuminate his face while the surrounding clothing dissolves into shadow. Hans Heyerdahl painted this portrait of the painter Eilif Peterssen in 1877, and it is held by the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

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Date

1877

Medium

Painting

Museum

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

License

Public domain

Themes

Portraits