Knud Erik Edsberg (1911-2003)

Knud Edsberg was born to humble circumstances in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 22, 1911. His mother was a seamstress earning a meager income to support him and his sister. Despite his underprivileged upbringing, Knud found escape and solace in drawing and showed great talent early in his life.

Edsberg, strong in his convictions to paint like the masters before him, began his own training by studying the palettes, techniques and styles of his idols: Rembrandt, Titian, Carl Bloch, P. S. Kroyer and Anders Zorn. Although his favored style was that of the old European masters, he had a love for the Early Impressionist's emphasis on color and light. This is evident in many of his gen...