"Sight" 1741 - 1782

"Sight" is a small oil painting by Danish artist Peter Cramer. The painting, dated 1741-1782, depicts a man in a fur-trimmed hat, holding a magnifying glass to his eye, looking at a small landscape painting hung on the wall behind him. This intimate portrait likely reflects Cramer's interest in the act of observation and the role of optics in understanding the world, demonstrating his use of a painterly approach common to the Rococo era in Denmark. It is currently part of the collection of the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst.