3-050-527 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Blue Interior, 1883. Additional Info: Here Backer depicts the effect of light on the colours in the room. The title refers to a blue interior, but it is not the room itself that is blue. Daylight is reflected from the window, defining the colours and shapes of the room. The blue hue creates a unified effect. At the same time the motif is colourful and highly detailed. The model was the artist’s colleague and friend Asta Norregaard, and the painting was executed in Paris, where they both lived.