Friday 15 June 2018

106) Peder Severin Krøyer

Peder Severin Krøyer (1851 – 1909), professionally known as P. S. Krøyer. Danish painter. He is one of the best known and beloved, and the most colorful of the Skagen Painters, a community of Danish and Nordic artists who lived, gathered, or worked in Skagen, Denmark, especially during the final decades of the 19th century. Krøyer was the unofficial leader of the group.

- "His red hair and light skin may have made it difficult for him to tolerate the strong southern sun." https://skagenskunstmuseer.dk/en/works/double-portrait-marie-p-s-kroyer/




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