Vilhelm Jacob Rosenstand

VILHEM JACOB ROSENSTAND (Copenhagen, 1838-1915).
"Tavern interior".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner.
It presents some faults in the golden frame.
Measurements: 60 x 48 cm; 85 x 72 cm (frame).

In the scenes of genre and tavern Vilhem Rosenstand was especially skillful, developing great ingenuity for the psychological and anthropological capture. This is demonstrated in this tavern interior scene, in which the crackling fire of the hearth lends a warm and cozy atmosphere. Two individuals dressed in regional costumes, their jackets adorned with embroidery on black velvet and their legs sheathed in wide bloomers, have faces similar to each other with their bushy mustaches but show very different attitudes. One stares dazzled at the young woman seated on the table, while his companion looks at the wood of the table. She wears an amethyst stone on her chest, and her bust is enhanced by the tight sweater. Local concerts are advertised on several posters on the back wall.

Vilhelm Jacob Rosenstand was a Danish painter and illustrator. His best known work is a mural that decorates the banquet hall of the University of Copenhagen. Born in Copenhagen, Rosenstand attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1858 and was tutored by his teacher Wilhelm Marstrand. He also studied at the school of Léon Bonnat in Paris (1881-82)[2] He first exhibited in Charlottenborg in 1861 with Genrebillede fra Vendsyssel before serving as a lieutenant in the Second Schleswig War in 1864. His war experiences are reflected in works such as Fra Saxarmen ved Dannevirke. Morgen efter Bustrup-Fægtningen, for which he received the Neuhausen Prize (De Neuhausenske Præmier) in 1865. In 1869, on a scholarship from the Academy, he traveled to Rome, where he spent several years. At the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873 he was awarded a prize for his work En Campagnuol og hans Hustru. In Italy he produced several genre works, such as Ved Kirkedøren (At the Church Door, 1876), En Landsbyfrisør (The Village Hairdresser, 1878) and Forlegenhed (Shame, 1880). From Rome he moved to Paris in 1881, where he painted genre works depicting everyday scenes, such as Udenfor et Brasserie i Paris. Moder og Søn ved Pousse-Caféen (Outside a Brasserie in Paris. Mother and Child at the Café Pousse, 1882), for which he received the Thorvaldsen Medal.