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Christine Swane BIOGRAPHY
1876 Kerteminde, Denmark - 1960 Farum, Denmark. Known for: Modernist still life painting.
Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly... Read full biography
Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist* style. She was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen... Read full biography
Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist* style. She was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen Painters, with whom she associated while young. She adopted their Naturalistic* approach and strong use of colour as evidenced by her early flower paintings. After studying at the Danish Academy... Read full biography
Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist* style. She was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen Painters, with whom she associated while young. She adopted their Naturalistic* approach and strong use of colour as evidenced by her early flower paintings. After studying at the Danish Academy (1898-1901) under Viggo Johansen, she was instructed by Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Fritz Syberg and Harald Giersing. Around 1910, she met Karl Isakson and Sigurd Swane who introduced her to contemporary French art. Her marriage with Swane ended in 1920 when... Read full biography
Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist* style. She was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen Painters, with whom she associated while young. She adopted their Naturalistic* approach and strong use of colour as evidenced by her early flower paintings. After studying at the Danish Academy (1898-1901) under Viggo Johansen, she was instructed by Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Fritz Syberg and Harald Giersing. Around 1910, she met Karl Isakson and Sigurd Swane who introduced her to contemporary French art. Her marriage with Swane ended in 1920 when they were divorced. Their son, Lars Swane (1913-2002), was also a successful artist. Inspired by French trends, particularly Henri... Read full biography
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Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876, Kerteminde - 16 August 1960, Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen* Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist* style.
She was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen Painters, with whom she associated while young. She adopted their Naturalistic* approach and strong use of colour as evidenced by her early flower paintings.
After studying at the Danish Academy (1898-1901) under Viggo Johansen, she was instructed by Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Fritz Syberg and Harald Giersing. Around 1910, she met Karl Isakson and Sigurd Swane who introduced her to contemporary French art. Her marriage with Swane ended ...But wait, there's more...
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