Danish Romantic painter Vilhelm Kyhn’s oil-on-canvas “Girl at a Window” (sometimes referred as Day Dreams) is a “picture within a picture” featuring a young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair observing the snow-laden winter landscape from a large window from the comfort of her home while wearing warm long-sleeve casual attire. The theme of the woman or girl in a domestic interior at or near a window can be traced back to the 17th century and to the works of certain Dutch artists like Johannes Vermeer. During the Romantic Period in the early 19th century, this theme became central to the work of Northern European artists, especially those working in Germany and Denmark. This quietly poetic painting by Kyhn captures the spirit of Danish Golden Age painting and is the first painting by a Scandinavian artist to enter the High’s collection.

Girl at a Window (aka Day Dreams) by Vilhelm Kyhn (Danish) - Oil on canvas / c. 1870 - High Museum of Art (Atlanta, Georgia) #womeninart #highmuseumofart #daydream #winterart #VilhelmKyhn #art #danishartist #oilpainting #womensart #artwork #fineart #winter #painting #daydreams #artoftheday #bskyart