Peder Severin Krøyer

The Blue Hour, 1907

A man, probably the beach warden of Skagen, stands on the shore and gazes out to sea, lost in thought. His dark silhouette stands out powerfully against the scenery, which is suffused with blue light. The gloaming has arrived, softening all contrasts between the colours. The artist draws the blue, red and light brown tones closer together to suggest the notion of almost infinite space. Even the beach seems bathed in blue light. To create this effect, the artist has traced suitably coloured brush...

Signatur und Datierung: SK. Skagen // 24 Mai.1907, unten rechts, handschriftlich

Kunsthandel Valdemar Kleis (1845–1918), Kopenhagen; Kunsthandel, Dänemark (2011); MKdW (2011).
Thorsten Sadowsky: Peder Severin Krøyer 1851–1909, in: Kunst und Küste. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung Kunst der Westküste, hrsg. von Thorsten Sadowsky, Alkersum/Föhr 2013, S. 156, Abb. S. 157.
10 Jahre MKdW. Meisterwerke, hrsg. von Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen, Ausst.-Kat. Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum/Föhr, Köln 2019, S. 131ff., Kat. 46.

Peder Severin Krøyer (1851 - 1909)

The Blue Hour

1907

Oil on wood

33 x 43 cm

Human

Inv.-Nr. 1 KRØ 05

Museum Kunst der Westküste

Access 2006

Not on display

Derzeit zu sehen / Currently on display: Landesmuseum Hannover (bis / until May 2026)