Niels Strobek studied under Egill Jacobsen at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, Copenhagen, 1962-67. At first glance, Strobek seems to be one of the most realistic painters on the contemporary Danish scene, but visible reality is only interesting to Strobek insofar as it opens up to a deeper level of reality. By reaching out for the not immediately comprehensible layers of existence, Strobek strives towards putting order into life's chaotic appearance. This classical attitude enables us to see Strobek's work in a dual perspective: his art is a representation of both topical, present-day life and of timeless, universal existence.

Steeped in the tradition of the Italian Renaissance, Spanish Baroque, Danish C...