A Young Artist (Ditlev Blunck) Examining a Sketch in a Mirror
Wilhelm Bendz · 1826
Why it's great
A young man in a dressing gown sits in a studio, holding his drawing up to a mirror to see it with fresh eyes, a trick that artists use. Wilhelm Bendz, a Danish painter, painted his friend. The mirror shows what he's missed. It's a clever and thoughtful picture.
Where to see it
📍 Statens Museum for KunstCopenhagen, Denmark
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Wilhelm Bendz was born in Odense, Denmark, and studied in Copenhagen. He painted lively portraits of his artist friends and finely detailed scenes of daily life. He died of an illness at only 28 in Vicenza, Italy, in 1832.
