
Portrait
Between 1898 and his death in 1916, the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) painted more than two dozen pictures of his wife, Ida, seen from behind. This is her story, told from the front.
- Publisher
- Fontana
- Year
- 2027

Between 1898 and his death in 1916, the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) painted more than two dozen pictures of his wife, Ida, seen from behind. This is her story, told from the front.

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