The (Not So) Simple Style of Emil Carlsen
For roughly the first 40 years of his life, Emil Carlsen was poor and relatively unknown. Rather than embrace the florid color and fleeting light...
Anthony de Feo 23 July 2026
#Denmark
A Journey into the Cozy Danish Painting: Skagen Painters
Situated in the northernmost point of Denmark, the small town of Skagen is a quaint place with a lot of light and great views. As a result, the town...
Merve Parla 23 July 2026
Masterpiece Story: Summer Evening on Skagen Sønderstrand by Peder Severin Krøyer
Summer Evening on Skagen Sønderstrand by Peder Severin Krøyer is a masterpiece of Danish Impressionism. It not only captures the beauty of the...
James W Singer 28 June 2026
Glamourous and Emancipated Women of Gerda Wegener
Today Gerda Wegener is best known for feminist art and portrayal of lesbianism. She was also married to Einar Wegener, who after the sex reassignment...
Kelly Hill 23 June 2026
Masterpiece Story: A Summer Day by Gerda Wegener
This Pride Month, we invite you to explore a compelling work by Gerda Wegener, an artist whose dazzling contributions to the early 20th-century art...
Alessia Caldana 14 June 2026
The Story of Vilhelm Hammershøi—The Gentle Painter of Beautiful Interiors
Vilhelm Hammershøi is enjoying a renaissance at present. In 2023, Interior. The Music Room, Strandgade 30, sold for $9.1 million, a new record for a...
Catriona Miller 27 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: A Vaccination by Anna Ancher
Anna Ancher’s painting A Vaccination underlines the importance of vaccines for the community and how children are key elements in public health. It...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 April 2026
Anna Ancher in 10 Paintings: Capturing Light
Anna Ancher, a local born and bred, became one of the leading artists of the Danish town of Skagen. She knew and painted her family, the inhabitants,...
Catriona Miller 25 March 2026
10 Nordic Women Artists You Should Know
Forget everything you know about Nordic culture just being about Vikings, IKEA, and excessive coffee consumption. The Nordic countries have produced...
Joanna Kaszubowska 11 March 2026
William H. Johnson in 10 Artworks—From Post-Impressionism to Folk Art
William H. Johnson’s paintings show a breadth of styles ranging from realism to Post-Impressionism, and later a folk art aesthetic that would...
Theodore Carter 12 February 2026
The Quiet Life in Interiors of Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) was a Danish painter known for poetic, subdued portraits and simple interiors, always muted in tone. His works are...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 February 2026
