Who created "Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen"?

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen was created by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg in 1830.

What medium is "Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen"?

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen is Pen and black ink with brush and brown and gray wash.

Is "Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen" in the public domain?

Yes, Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

1830

Medium

Pen and black ink with brush and brown and gray wash

Dimensions

sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2003

Accession Number

2003.180

Tags

Ships

Art Historical Context

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg often hailed as the father of Danish Age painting, captures the bustling maritime life of Copenhagen in *Sailing Vessels at Wild Plads* (1830). This drawing depicts ships moored at Wilders Pl, a historic shipyard on the harbor, reflecting Denmark's thriving seafaring economy during the early 19th century.ersberg's precise observation of everyday urban scenes marked a shift toward realism and neoclassicism in Scandinavian art, emphasizing natural light, accurate perspective, and unadorned truth over romantic exaggeration. Rendered in pen and black ink with brush ...

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen

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