Friday, December 10, 2021

Sophus Jacobsen and Moody Moonlight

Sophus Jacobsen (1833–1912) was a Norwegian-born artist best known for his moody, romantic scenes of moonlight. 


He often painted these scenes with a warm color scheme rather than the blue-green colors we're more familiar with.


Jacobsen's moonlit scenes center on the glow of the moon, with sparkling firelight in the human world.


The outer edges of the composition are softened and darkened, and much of the effect comes from simple silhouettes.
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3 comments:

  1. forrieDecember 10, 2021 at 2:09 PM

    These are really beautiful. I'd love to learn how to apply this technique.

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  2. UnknownDecember 11, 2021 at 11:06 AM

    I am looking at the third example. What is the progression of values of the moonlight reflected on the water? It appears that the lights get darker in the distance even though they are closer to the light source. And do the shadows get darker too?

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  3. CerverGirlDecember 13, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    Gosh these are beautiful, Thank you.

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