| Page Views: 5,693 Last Visit to Skagen: October, 1989 | Artist's Haven by lmkluque - last update: Feb 15, 2006 |
Welcome to my Skagen page,
A visit to Skagen was a generous gift from my Danish pen-pal Connie. Actually, when she frist mentioned it, I wasn't really interested. I wanted to see the places of her everyday life more than a touristic artist village.
However, we went to Skagen and she showed me why she loved this town and wanted to share it with me. It didn't seem touristic at all and after exploring the streets, the museum and the meeting of two seas, I can tell you that I love Skagen too!
Skagen is a small beach town at the northernmost tip of the island of North Jutland in Danmark. Many of Danmark's great artists either lived here or stayed for some time. Three of my favorites are P.S. Kroyer, Michael Ancher and Anna Ancher. Most of the earlier works seemed like old Dutch paintings which, until this experience, I had little appreciation for. Later on, many of the Skagen artists joined the Impressionist movement, which I have always appreciated and at the Skagen Museum both styles can be seen.
If you are an art lover you may want to include Skagen while touring Danmark. If art isn't really your thing, a visit to Skagen is still a must. It is a small beach community and a great place to spend a summer vacation.
This is picture of a copy of P.S. Kroyer's "Haveparti med Marie Kroyer og roser" (1893) The subject is his wife, Marie in their rose garden. Kroyer made two paintings, one of Marie and the whole garden and the other of Marie as a close-up of the first picture. Kroyer did this with several of his paintings, like a "telephoto" shot or "cropping" technique.
I Hope You Enjoy Your Visit,
Linda |
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| Pros: | "A charming artist colony of the past." | | Cons: | "Too often missed." | | In A Nutshell: | "It's worth the effort to see." |
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Tue Dec 19, 2006 16:48 UTC
Interesting page, Linda! I opened Demark for myself this august and hope to continue my acquaintance next year. May be Skagen'll appear on my way... | matcrazy1 Tue Mar 21, 2006 00:04 UTC
Great tips! Wonderful shot of the meeting of the Kattegat and North Sea! I'll visit Skagen Museum whenever I go there. | globetrott Sat Aug 21, 2004 18:01 UTC
great pics and infos ! - What a pity that I missed the church ,when I was in Skagen :-((( | Monique_T Fri Jun 20, 2003 19:13 UTC
Great page Linda, would love to see more pics. |
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