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Vilhelm Hammershøi

Danish artist (1864–1916)
Person Human Q380706
Vilhelm Hammershøi
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
May 15, 1864
Date of death
February 13, 1916
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[9]
Occupation
painter, visual artist
Field of work
visual arts, painting[10][11]
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[12]
Notable work
Interior with Woman at Piano, Strandgade 30, Rest, Interior, Strandgade 30, Dust Motes Dancing in Sunbeams, Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back, Portrait of Ida Ilsted, later the artist's wife, Ida Hammershøi, the Artist's Wife, with a Teacup, Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen, Five Portraits[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Spouse
Ida Ilsted[8]
Sibling
Svend Hammershøi
Genre
portrait painting[24]
Cause of death
laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer[25][26]
Work location
Copenhagen[29]
Student of
Frederik Rohde, Vilhelm Kyhn, Holger Grønvold, Carl F. Andersen, Frederik Vermehren, Peder Severin Krøyer[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[38]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37]
Family name
Hammershøi[27]
Given name
Vilhelm[28]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Tate, Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Landesmuseum Hannover, Ordrupgaard, Statens Museum for Kunst, Randers Museum of Art, Hirschsprung Collection, National Museum of Western Art, National Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, Malmö Art Museum, Thiel Gallery, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Detroit Institute of Arts, Alte Nationalgalerie, Fuglsang Art Museum, Musée d'Orsay, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Kunstmuseum Brandts, National Gallery of Canada, Cleveland Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, Gothenburg Museum of Art
Show all 29 facts +5
Manner of death
natural causes[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark
Place of burial
Vestre Cemetery[7]
Student
Svend Hammershøi[13]
Topic has template
Template:Vilhelm Hammershøi[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vilhelm Hammershoi en Vilhelm Hammershøi en Wilhelm Hammershøi en Wilhelm Hammershoi en Wilhelm Hammershoey en Wilhelm Hammershi en W. Hammershoi en Vilhelm Hammershi ar فيلهلم هامرشوي cs Vilhelm Hammershoi da Vilhelm Hammershøj de Wilhelm Hammershoi de Vilhelm Hammershoi de Hammershøi de Hammershoi es Hammershoi es Hammershøi es Vilhelm Hammershoi fa ویلهلم هامرشوی fr Vilhelm Hammershoi
🔖 Identifiers · 95
ISNI
0000000083854140
VIAF cluster ID
57417634
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83032886
GND ID
119106213
AGORHA UUID
36c98104-00b6-449d-a640-9e41e32affca
ARTIC artist ID
60819
AbART person ID
30766
Art Renewal Center artist ID
2405
Art UK artist ID
hammershoi-vilhelm-18641916
Artcyclopedia artist ID
hammershoi_vilhelm
Artist-info artist ID
104980
Artists of the World ID
00079024
Show all 95 identifiers +83
Artnet artist ID
vilhelm-hammershøi
Artsy artist ID
vilhelm-hammershoi
AskArt person ID
11037732
Athenaeum person ID
2536
BIBSYS ID
90519187
Benezit ID
B00083255
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120488817
Boijmans artist ID
29951
Bridgeman artist ID
2593
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hammershoi-vilhelm
CANTIC ID
981061134020606706
Christie's creator ID
25768
CiNii Research ID
1140845216735293696
Cyprus University of Technology ID
112034
DDB person (GND) ID
119106213
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Vilhelm_Hammershøi
Described at URL
www.smk.dk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119106213
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036375349
DoME artist ID
3705
Europeana entity
agent/base/56233
Evene ID
vilhelm-hammershoi-39202
FAST ID
109769
Find a Grave memorial ID
17079749
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
5AA4EE6E-BF1E-4B93-BC73-E9D27DC2670B
Freebase ID
/m/026cmhk
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005064419707141
Geni profile ID
6000000042409071906
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m026cmhk
Gravsted.dk ID
vilhelmhammershoei
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Vilhelm_Hammershøi
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
vilhelm_hammershoi
IdRef ID
028707494
Invaluable.com person ID
pm8w52sqyf
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/105P1P
J9U entity ID
987007275158005171
Japan Search name ID
ヴィルヘルム・ハンマースホイ
Joconde author ID
T513-14415
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119106213
Kallías ID
PE00401884
KulturNav-ID
4b4b75a6-8b2e-4ccb-a38a-8b43db5db0ac
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
63
Le Delarge artist ID
31953_artiste_HAMMERSHOI_Vilhelm
Lex ID
Vilhelm_Hammershøi
Libris-URI
zw9djvjh185tsg7
Met Constituent ID
165225
Museum-digital person/organization ID
57636
MusicBrainz artist ID
fe08cc79-2757-4688-b570-6c09ba900f74
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
22651
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11401193
NDL Authority ID
01157988
NE.se ID
vilhelm-hammershoi
NL CR AUT ID
jo20241230581
NUKAT ID
n02061916
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810623271405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5572291
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
101861206
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
7728
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
55131
Open Library ID
OL261153A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095918553
RKDartists ID
35701
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
47175
Runeberg author ID
hammevil
SBN author ID
UBOV044757
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
60564
SELIBR ID
306945
SNAC ARK ID
w6904vcd
Städel Museum artist ID
hammershoi-vilhelm
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
50556
Tate artist ID
vilhelm-hammershoi-1245
Topic's main category
Category:Vilhelm Hammershøi
Trap Danmark ID
Vilhelm_Hammershøi
Treccani ID
vilhelm-hammershoj
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
vilhelm-hammershoj
Union List of Artist Names ID
500000827
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1156500
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
h/hammersh
Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Vilhelm_Hammershøi
WikiArt ID
vilhelm-hammershoi
WikiTree person ID
Hammershøi-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRCrK9pqgchK7Qr4JRrq
Yale LUX ID
person/45991a43-8599-4248-aad9-562afaf9b7ea

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 28
Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum, Nationalmuseum, Alte Nationalgalerie +20 more
Student of 4
Peder Severin Krøyer, Frederik Vermehren, Vilhelm Kyhn, Frederik Rohde
Teachers 4
Peder Severin Krøyer, Frederik Vermehren, Vilhelm Kyhn, Frederik Rohde
Field of work 2
painting, visual arts
Notable work 2
Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen, Dust Motes Dancing in Sunbeams
Occupation 2
painter, visual artist
← Creator 2
Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen, Dust Motes Dancing in Sunbeams
Cause of death 1
laryngeal cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Educated at 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Genre 1
portrait painting
Given name 1
Vilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Place of burial 1
Vestre Cemetery
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Svend Hammershøi
Siblings 1
Svend Hammershøi
Student 1
Svend Hammershøi
Students 1
Svend Hammershøi
Work location 1
Copenhagen
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Paintings by Vilhelm Hammershøi
← FactGrid item ID 1
Jakob Dont
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Summary

Vilhelm Hammershøi was born on May 15, 1864[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He died on February 13, 1916[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Vilhelm Hammershøi born?

Vilhelm Hammershøi's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].

Where did Vilhelm Hammershøi die?

Vilhelm Hammershøi died in Copenhagen[4].

Who was Vilhelm Hammershøi married to?

Vilhelm Hammershøi's spouses include Ida Ilsted[8].

What did Vilhelm Hammershøi do for work?

Vilhelm Hammershøi worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

Where did Vilhelm Hammershøi go to school?

Vilhelm Hammershøi was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[12].

Related Entities

Alte Nationalgalerie Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts J. Paul Getty Museum Kingdom of Denmark Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée d'Orsay Museum of Fine Arts Boston National Gallery Nationalmuseum National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design National Museum of Western Art Peder Severin Krøyer Städel Museum Statens Museum for Kunst visual arts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [28] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [22] ↑ . Dansk kunst. wikidata.org.
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  38. [38] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 20d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon → Vilhelm_Hammershøi
    "Created claim: Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon: Vilhelm_Hammershøi"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Danish artist (1864–1916)
    "source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot t…"
  3. 27w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Copenhagen
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
    CANTIC ID → 981061134020606706
    Genre → portrait painting
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981061134020606706, batch #257405"
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