Kay Simmelhag

The Old Well

Kay Simmelhag's "The Old Well" is typical of his landscape art, a complete, unique world is created in the ruins of an old well. He found almost all his inspiration in the landscape of his native Denmark. Rather than sweeping views of mountains, forests and sea, the artist selected the near and the familiar as his theme. "The Old Well" is an original linocut printed upon fine rice paper, with full margins and is signed "Kay Simmelhag" and dated '28', in pencil by Danish artist, Kay Ferdinand Villian Simmelhag to the lower right margin.

The Old Well

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Kay Ferdinand Villian Simmelhag 'Kay Simmelhag' (Kobenhavn (Copenhagen), 1899 - Kongens Lyngby, 1988)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Danish Countryside by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1928	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.
02.-		Farmhouse Ruins by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1929	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.
03.-		Landscape Scene, River View by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1928	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.	Sold
04.-		Park Bench by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1928	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.
05.-		The Deserted Mill by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1928	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.
06.-		The Old Well by Kay Simmelhag	Original Linocut	1928	Signed and dated in pencil by Kay Simmelhag.

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Title:	The Old Well
Artist:	Simmelhag, Kay Ferdinand Villian 'Kay Simmelhag' (Kobenhavn (Copenhagen), 1899 - Kongens Lyngby, 1988)
Date:	1928
Medium:	Original Linocut
Note:	Kay Ferdinand Villian Simmelhag 'Kay Simmelhag': A leading Danish painter, printmaker, illustrator, and a fine mosaic artist, Kay Simmelhag studied at the Copenhagen University. The artist spent several years in southern France during the early 1920's and around 1922, he began exhibiting his art internationally. During the following years his paintings, woodcuts, lithographs and linocuts were included in major exhibitions in Prague, Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen, Haveselsk and elsewhere. The Skovgaard Museet in Denmark includes several works by Kay Simmelhag in its collection.
	Kay Simmelhag's woodcuts and linocuts focus almost exclusively upon the countryside of Denmark. Views of forests, streams and ruins figure prominently. In these intimate works, attention to the effects of light and shade, form and texture are masterfully delineated. During the 1920's and 1930's, Kay Simmelhag dedicated most of his creative efforts to original printmaking. "The Old Well" is a striking example from this period, created in the medium of the linocut. The artist was married to the painter, Ida Bay-Schmith.
	In his original linocuts and woodcuts, Kay Simmelhag found almost all his inspiration in the landscape of his native Denmark. Rather than sweeping views of mountains, forests and sea, the artist selected the near and the familiar as his theme. "The Old Well" is typical of Simmelhag's art, a complete, unique world is created in the ruins of an old well.
	Kay Simmelhag was also the illustrator of such fine books as, Far paa Jagt (Father On Hunting) by Kay Simmelhag (1945), Vore store Fugle (Our Large Birds) by Kay Simmelhag (1945), Drenge Jorden rundt (Boys Around the World) by Kay Simmelhag (c. 1946), Der er en Verden udenfor Verona (There is a World outside Verona) by Svend Methling (1946), Fra Fjeld Og Fos (From the Mountain and the Waterfal) by Svend Methling (1950), I Havstokken (On the Beach) by Svend Methling (1952), and others. Note: The translations for the book titles may not be exact.
	As a mosaic artist Simmelhag has adorned, coffee tables, wall plaques and other objects of various shapes and sizes with his stone & mixed media mosaics, beautifully adorned with a variety of motifs such as birds, insects, animals, fruits and flowers. In 1937, his combined interest in aquariums and mosaics landed him employment at the Denmark Aquarium, where the artist, Kay Simmelhag, in cooperation with the director of the Aquarium, Mr. Mogens Hojgaard created the decorations for them.
Edition:	Kay Simmelhag did not number his original prints in specific editions but it is known that most were printed in numbers of one hundred or less.
Size:	9 3/8 X 13 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon fine mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as created in 1928. Signed and dated, '28', in pencil by the artist to the lower right. A finely printed, early impression and in excellent condition throughout. "The Old Well" represents a striking, original example of the Danish landscape art of Kay Simmelhag.
Subject:	"The Old Well", Kay Simmelhag, Kay Ferdinand Denmark, original, linocuts, painter, printmaker, Kongens Lyngby, Danish art, artists, landscape art.
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