1867-1961
Johannes Larsen
Johannes Larsen was above all a man of the island of Funen and of course belonged to the group called the Funen Painters. He grew up in a merchant family in Kerteminde and in 1902 settled down with his family in the same place in the house “Møllebakken”, where he lived for the remainder of his 94 years. He is known as the bird painter, and his interest in birds ranged wide, from many motifs in drawings and paintings to illustrations in scholarly works. It was especially the local area at Kerteminde Bay and the bird life there that Johannes Larsen explored in his pictures.
51,5 x 84 cm
1891
51,5 x 84 cm
1891
The Copenhagen Zoo in Winter
243 x 373 mm
1895
243 x 373 mm
1895
Ducks
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
240 x 374 mm
1895
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
240 x 374 mm
1895
Black-headed Gulls
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
385 x 615 mm
1896
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
385 x 615 mm
1896
Study of a Dead Black Grouse
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
465 x 613 mm
1897
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
465 x 613 mm
1897
Studies of a Dead Sheldrake
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
433 x 550 mm
1897
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
433 x 550 mm
1897
Studies of a Dead Young Grouse
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
415 x 570 mm
1898
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
415 x 570 mm
1898
Studies of a Dead Avocet
Black chalk, brush og watercolor on paper
485 x 710 mm
1899
Black chalk, brush og watercolor on paper
485 x 710 mm
1899
Studies of Eiders and Crows
44 x 46 cm
1899
44 x 46 cm
1899
Summer, Sun and Wind
Casein on composition board
89 x 122 cm
1899
Casein on composition board
89 x 122 cm
1899
Goldeneyes in an Ice Hole
On loan to Kunstmuseum Brandts from 22. June till end of February 2024.
In the winter picture Goldeneyes in an Ice Hole we can see a high horizon that is typical of Johannes Larsen’s compositions. This creates a special effect where the motif seems to tilt out towards the observer. The four ducks in the foreground of the picture are quite motionless and very sculpturally painted. Three of them are reflected in the water, which underlines their volume and helps to give them relief and a decorative effect. In the background the surface of the ice extends into the distance and with long vertical brushstrokes Johannes Larsen has painted a cold, rainy or snowy winter sky which adds to the thoroughly freezing look of the picture. The water in the ice hole is formed as almost purely ornamental surfaces which along with the matt casein paint and the deep blue and mauve colours make the picture decoratively and ideationally expressive. The style is Symbolist, in accordance with the prevailing tendencies in the art of the day.
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
400 x 520 mm
1900
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
400 x 520 mm
1900
Studies of a Dead Jay
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
293 x 453 mm
1901
Pen, ink, brush og watercolor on paper
293 x 453 mm
1901
Spring at Kerteminde
48 x 63,5 cm
1912
48 x 63,5 cm
1912
Tufted Ducks
57,5 x 71,5 cm
1932
57,5 x 71,5 cm
1932