#still life painting

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Kristen Bjerre (May 17, 1869 - 1943) was a Danish painter and publican. He studied at the Royal Academy and with P.S. Krøyer, and then settled near his home town Lemvig, where he bought a small pub and boarding house in Ferring in 1891.

Many artists and writers came there, including some of Kristen’s brother Niels Bjerre’s friends, such as the painters Jens Vige and Jens Søndergaard who even bought a summer house there, at Bovbjerg where Kristen’s hotel relocated in 1901. Writers included Thøger Larsen, Jeppe Aakjær, and Johan Skjoldborg.

Above:Still Life with Pot Lid, Lemons and Plant, no year - oil on canvas (Privately owned)

Augusta Dohlmann (May 9, 1847 - 1914) was a Danish painter, known for her flower paintings and still life compositions. Dohlmann studied and worked mainly in Paris where female artists had better access to art schools and academies and to being recognized for their abilities as artists. Back in Denmark Dohlmann helped start the Academy affiliated art school for women and to organize the 1895 Women’s Exhibition.

Above:Still Life with Birds, Vegetables and Spanish Grapes, 1902 - oil on canvas (Privately owned)

Christine Swane (May 29, 1876 - 1960) was a Danish artist, whose brother was Johannes Larsen and who was married to Sigurd Swane, both prominent members of Fynbomalerne.

However Christine wanted more than becoming just another regional landscape painter, and she developed her own brand of post-Cubist still life painting, almost always held in green, blue and yellow colors.

She chose Grønningen as her artists’ association, and worked across media with ceramics, textiles and paint, creating many decorative works as well as canvas art.

Above:Opstilling med kardemomme, 1948 - oil on canvas (SMK)

“Still Life with Watermelon”, 1962, Pablo Picasso.

“Still Life with Kettle”, 1869, Paul Cezanne.

William Harnett (1848-1892)
“Still Life with Flute, Vase and Roman Lamp” (1885)
Oil on wood
Located in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Thispainting is a meditation on love; it depicts Dante’s Divine Comedy, pages from a 1680 Roman prayer book, the cover of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La traviata, sheet music from the 1859 French opera Dinorah hangs over the edge of the cabinet. The primary themes of these literary and musical works assert that true love is able to transcend the temptations of the material world.

John F. Francis (1808-1886)
“Squirrel Eating a Nut” (1855)
Oil on cardboard
Located in the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Pieter Snyers (1681-1752)
“Still Life with Tistle and Nest”
Oil on canvas

Simon Luttichuys (1610-1661)
“Tankard with Oysters, Bread and an Orange resting on a Draped Ledge”
Oil on canvas
Dutch Golden Age

Luis Meléndez (1716-1780)
“Still Life with Oranges, Jars, and Boxes of Sweets” (c. 1760)
Oil on canvas
Located in the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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recently found a pad full of canvas paper ✌️