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1867 Kjerteminde, Island of Fyn, Denmark - 1961. Known for: Plein-aire painting-birds, woodcuts.
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) was a Danish nature painter. Born in Kerteminde on Funen, Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann in the 1880s. There he met other... Read full biography
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) was a Danish nature painter. Born in Kerteminde on Funen, Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann in the 1880s. There he met other painters from Funen, notably Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen, both from the southern port of Faaborg, and... Read full biography
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) was a Danish nature painter. Born in Kerteminde on Funen, Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann in the 1880s. There he met other painters from Funen, notably Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen, both from the southern port of Faaborg, and the Funish Painters' * group was born. They went on to create an art colony that influenced many Danish and Swedish artists and brought them success. Johannes Larsen's home, Møllebakken in... Read full biography
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) was a Danish nature painter. Born in Kerteminde on Funen, Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann in the 1880s. There he met other painters from Funen, notably Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen, both from the southern port of Faaborg, and the Funish Painters' * group was born. They went on to create an art colony that influenced many Danish and Swedish artists and brought them success. Johannes Larsen's home, Møllebakken in Kerteminde, became the gathering place in summer months for many painters, particularly younger artists from Zahrtmann's school. Their ideal was to paint outdoors, not just sketching but painting in all kinds of weather. Their paintings have a freshness and... Read full biography
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) was a Danish nature painter. Born in Kerteminde on Funen, Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann in the 1880s. There he met other painters from Funen, notably Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen, both from the southern port of Faaborg, and the Funish Painters' * group was born. They went on to create an art colony that influenced many Danish and Swedish artists and brought them success. Johannes Larsen's home, Møllebakken in Kerteminde, became the gathering place in summer months for many painters, particularly younger artists from Zahrtmann's school. Their ideal was to paint outdoors, not just sketching but painting in all kinds of weather. Their paintings have a freshness and energy not previously seen, except in sketches. Once they became successful, they were attacked by symbolist* artists for being "farmer pai... Read full biography
