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Peder Severin Krøyer

1851-1910 Norway-Denmark/Impressionism

 

Brief Biography-Peder (Paul) Severin Krøyer was born in Stavanger, Norway, in 1851 and raised in Copenhagen. He studied at the Danish Academy of Art, and in Paris, he was a student of Léon Bonnat. He became a principal painter in the Skagen group of impressionist artists in Northern Denmark in 1882. Sadly, his painting ceased due to a mental illness, and his sight failed in his fifties. Nevertheless, some of his images are renowned for their remarkable impressions of sunlight. He died at Skagen in 1909.

 

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Fishermen
Hauling Nets

Fishermen Hauling Nets

Frederikke
Tuxen

Frederikke Tuxen

Fishermen on the
Beach at Skagen

Fishermen on the Beach at Skagen

Georg
Brandes

Georg Brandes

Benzon
Daughters

Benzon Daughters

Fishing
Boats

Fishing Boats


Hatters

Hatters in an Italian Village

Hip Hip
Hurra

Hip Hip Hurra

Interior
of a Tavern

Interior of a Tavern

Kroyer Modelled
in his Studio

Kroyer Modelled in his Studio

Lunch with
Otto Benzon

Lunch with Otto Benzon

Marie
in the Garden

Marie in the Garden

Three Fishermen
Pulling a Boat

Three Fishermen Pulling a Boat

Saint John's
Eve Bonfire

Saint John's Eve Bonfire

On the south
Beach of Skagen

On the south Beach of Skagen

Shipwreck at Skagen
North Beach

Shipwreck at Skagen North Beach

Summer
Day

Summer Day on Skagen-s Southern Beach

A Summer
Day

A Summer's Day at Skagen South Beach

Self-
portrait

Self-portrait

Committee in
Copenhagen

Committee for the French Art Exhibition in Copenhagen

Summer
Evening

Summer Evening Near Skagen

Summer
Evening

Summer Evening on Skagen's Beach

Evening
with Anna

Summer Evening on the Skagen Southern Beach

Hirshsprung
Family

The Hirshsprung Family