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1875 Fredrikshald, Norway - 1929 Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Known for: Portrait, nudes, still life, seascape painting.
Born in Oslo, Norway, Skou was a student of Anders Zorn in Stockholm and Christian Krolig in Paris. Early in the century, he immigrated to the U.S. where he first settled in New York. While there he... Read full biography
Born in Oslo, Norway, Skou was a student of Anders Zorn in Stockholm and Christian Krolig in Paris. Early in the century, he immigrated to the U.S. where he first settled in New York. While there he closely identified with the local art scene, becoming a member of the Allied Artists of America, the... Read full biography
Born in Oslo, Norway, Skou was a student of Anders Zorn in Stockholm and Christian Krolig in Paris. Early in the century, he immigrated to the U.S. where he first settled in New York. While there he closely identified with the local art scene, becoming a member of the Allied Artists of America, the New York Watercolor Club, the American Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the Boston Art Club. He was also a founding member of the Grand Central Art Galleries. Moving on to Chicago in 1918, he... Read full biography
Born in Oslo, Norway, Skou was a student of Anders Zorn in Stockholm and Christian Krolig in Paris. Early in the century, he immigrated to the U.S. where he first settled in New York. While there he closely identified with the local art scene, becoming a member of the Allied Artists of America, the New York Watercolor Club, the American Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the Boston Art Club. He was also a founding member of the Grand Central Art Galleries. Moving on to Chicago in 1918, he found employment as an illustrator and became a participant in local exhibitions; in particular the Norwegian-American exhibitions of 1922, 1923 and 1926. He also participated in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of... Read full biography
Born in Oslo, Norway, Skou was a student of Anders Zorn in Stockholm and Christian Krolig in Paris. Early in the century, he immigrated to the U.S. where he first settled in New York. While there he closely identified with the local art scene, becoming a member of the Allied Artists of America, the New York Watercolor Club, the American Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the Boston Art Club. He was also a founding member of the Grand Central Art Galleries. Moving on to Chicago in 1918, he found employment as an illustrator and became a participant in local exhibitions; in particular the Norwegian-American exhibitions of 1922, 1923 and 1926. He also participated in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design. Numerous award included the gold medal at the Norse Centennial in St... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Boston Art Club
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Palette & Chisel Club, Chicago
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine art, Chicago
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Seascape Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Palette & Chisel Club, Chicago-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts