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Peder Severin Krøyer BiographyDanish painter, sculptor and printmaker |
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Danish artist, Peter Severin Kroyer was actually born in Stravenger, in Norway, in 1851 and he became the most famous of the Danish painting artists of light’ of the nineteenth century. A very versatile artist, Peder Severin Krøyer works depicted a wide range of themes, including seascapes, portraits, landscapes and genre scenes although the painter also practiced sculpture, engraving and watercolor. | |||||||
A student at the Academy of Copenhagen, Peder Severin Krøyer traveled frequently, and particularly to Paris, where the artist became a pupil of the eminent teacher, Bonnat, and where he was inspired by the work of the Impressionists to emphasize the use of light more in his paintings. |
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Kroyer was awarded many prestigious prizes throughout his career and Peder Severin Krøyer became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 1888. Many of greatest Peder Severin Kroyer paintings are held by the Museum of Copenhagen. P S Kroyer died in the artists’ colony at Skagen in 1909. | ||||||