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1851 Denmark - 1935 Denmark. Known for: Landscape, figure, interior scene and genre painting, teaching.
Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the... Read full biography
Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm... Read full biography
Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm Marstrand. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* from 1868 to 1875, specializing in figure painting, but did not pass the graduation examination. His earliest works are from Hornbæk where he... Read full biography
Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm Marstrand. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* from 1868 to 1875, specializing in figure painting, but did not pass the graduation examination. His earliest works are from Hornbæk where he painted between 1872 and 1876 with works such as Et Maaltid and Nabokonens Besøg. He first became associated with the Skagen Painters in 1875, encouraged by his fellow students Karl Madsen and Michael Ancher. It is said that in Skagen, he showed just... Read full biography
Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm Marstrand. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* from 1868 to 1875, specializing in figure painting, but did not pass the graduation examination. His earliest works are from Hornbæk where he painted between 1872 and 1876 with works such as Et Maaltid and Nabokonens Besøg. He first became associated with the Skagen Painters in 1875, encouraged by his fellow students Karl Madsen and Michael Ancher. It is said that in Skagen, he showed just as much interest in playing Mozart on the hotel piano or Gluck on the church organ as in painting. He married Anna... Read full biography
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Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters* who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s.
As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm Marstrand. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* from 1868 to 1875, specializing in figure painting, but did not pass the graduation examination. His earliest works are from Hornbæk where he painted between 1872 and 1876 with works such as Et Maaltid and Nabokonens Besøg.
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