Traditional Roots: Family Paintings in “A World Apart”
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April 18, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Unsurprisingly, Skagen artists found willing models in their family members. Anna and Michael Ancher painted each other as well as other members of the close-knit Brøndum family, as shown in...
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, on view through May 12, 2013, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the...
“Skagen was a magical city of beaches entirely surrounded by water,” writes Skagens museum curator Mette Bogh Jensen in the exhibition catalogue. As one of the thematic sections of A...
Thoughts on Freya Grand’s “Minding the Landscape” (Part 2 of 2)
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April 4, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
In addition to the Romantic and sublime that can be seen in Freya Grand’s work, the idea of “minding the landscape,” and her way of presenting it, also recalls the...
Thoughts on Freya Grand’s “Minding the Landscape” (Part 1 of 2)
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April 4, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
At her recent artist’s talk, Freya Grand discussed her process of creating the inspiring works currently on display at NMWA. Emphasizing her travels to remote and wild places, she related...
“Natural forms have a voice, have a pulse,” artist Freya Grand told NMWA visitors on International Women’s Day, as she talked about her works on view in Minding the Landscape....
Anna Ancher is the face of A World Apart, but hers is not the only visage gracing canvases. The Skagen artists painted the local townspeople but also modeled for each...
Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (Part 2 of 2)
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March 22, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
In the early 1890s, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen aligned with “The Free Exhibition,” a Danish artists’ association that mirrored the pan-European rebellion against conservative art institutions. The group included Harald and...
Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (Part 1 of 2)
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March 21, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. One of the most famous Danish...
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. Searching beyond the iconic melting clocks...
