In 1902, Heinrich and Pauline Hirschsprung donated their impressive collection of 19th century Danish art to the people of Denmark. In 2008, the Hirschsprung museum asked KP2 to catalogue the collection in photographs – an opportunity to create a digital archive of all the works, some of which had only previously been captured on outdated slides.

Hirschsprung hired a photographer to take new photographs of all the works that did not already exist digitally or as high quality slides. From there, the process was two-phased: scanning and test printing followed by adjustments of the scans and digital images. A KP2 graphic artist collaborated with the museum personnel on site in comparing the images to the original works and adjusting them as needed.

The images have been reproduced in an attractive printed catalogue, and the museum now has an accessible image archive of the nearly 1000 works in the collection. The image formats (cmyk ISO Coated v2 (ECI) and rgb Adobe RGB (1998)) make it possible for Hirschsprung to use the pictures for future prints and for their website as well.

For further information, please contact head of graphic implementation Kim Brøste Rasmussen, .