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1844 Slagelse, Denmark - 1914 Copenhagen, Denmark. Known for: Portrait and still life painting.
Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867). A businessman by... Read full biography
Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867). A businessman by training, Schou worked in Hamburg, Germany from 1865 on. In the winter of 1973 he moved to Dresden... Read full biography
Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867). A businessman by training, Schou worked in Hamburg, Germany from 1865 on. In the winter of 1973 he moved to Dresden for several months in order to study at the art academy. From 1876 he completely dedicated himself to his art. He went to Paris to study with portrait painter and caricaturist Théobald Chartran and... Read full biography
Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867). A businessman by training, Schou worked in Hamburg, Germany from 1865 on. In the winter of 1973 he moved to Dresden for several months in order to study at the art academy. From 1876 he completely dedicated himself to his art. He went to Paris to study with portrait painter and caricaturist Théobald Chartran and history painter Léon Bonnat. In 1880 he exhibited some of his paintings in Paris. Returning to Denmark, he suffered a set-back as the Royal Danish Art Academy rejected a painting of his which he had submitted for an exhibition at Castle Charlottenburg.... Read full biography
Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867). A businessman by training, Schou worked in Hamburg, Germany from 1865 on. In the winter of 1973 he moved to Dresden for several months in order to study at the art academy. From 1876 he completely dedicated himself to his art. He went to Paris to study with portrait painter and caricaturist Théobald Chartran and history painter Léon Bonnat. In 1880 he exhibited some of his paintings in Paris. Returning to Denmark, he suffered a set-back as the Royal Danish Art Academy rejected a painting of his which he had submitted for an exhibition at Castle Charlottenburg. Schou left Denmark and resided from 1881 to 1898 in Hamburg, Germany. He joined the group of artist... Read full biography
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Peter Alfred Schou (b. 8. Oktober 1844 in Slagelse; d. 21. November 1914 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and the younger brother of the painter Ludwig Abelin Schou (1838–1867).
A businessman by training, Schou worked in Hamburg, Germany from 1865 on. In the winter of 1973 he moved to Dresden for several months in order to study at the art academy.
From 1876 he completely dedicated himself to his art. He went to Paris to study with portrait painter and caricaturist Théobald Chartran and history painter Léon Bonnat. In 1880 he exhibited some of his paintings in Paris.
Returning to Denmark, he suffered a set-back as the Royal Danish Art Academy rejected a painting of his which he had submitted for an...But wait, there's more...
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