Agnes Slott-Møller
Agnes Slott-Møller | |
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Born | Agnes Rambusch 10 June 1862 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Died | 11 June 1937 Assens Municipality, Denmark | (aged 75)
Nationality | Danish |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Symbolism |
Spouse |
Harald Slott-Møller (m. 1888) |
Agnes Slott-Møller, née Rambusch (10 June 1862 in
Biography
Her father, Jacob Heinrich Victor Rambusch (1825–1886), was a navy officer who was eventually promoted to Commander. As a child, she was fascinated by the
In 1891, she and her husband helped their friend, Johan Rohde, establish the artists' association known as "Den Frie Udstilling".[2] She had her first daughter in 1893. A second daughter, born in 1901, died in infancy. In 1894, she won a competition to provide decorative works at the Copenhagen City hall. Despite her fervent Danish nationalism, this would be her only official commission.
In 1904, following some disagreements at Den Frie Udstilling, she resumed her showings at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. Two years later, she was awarded the Eckersberg Medal. In 1907, a feud with the Funen Painters, known as the "Bondemalerstriden " (Peasant painter conflict) led to her and Harald's increasing isolation from the contemporary art scene.[2]
She also wrote articles and gave lectures on Danish medieval history and nationalistic subjects. In 1917, she published Nationale Værdier (National Values) and, in 1923, Folkevise Billeder (Folk Images). In 1932, she was awarded the Ingenio et arti medal.[1]
Selected paintings
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The Dying Betrothed, 1906
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Ebbe Skammelsøn in the Wedding Yard (from a folk song)
References
- ^ a b Brief biography @ KVInfo.
- ^ a b c Brief biography @ Kunstindeks Danmark.
Further reading
- Iben Overgaard: Agnes Slott-Møller : Skønhed er til evig glæde, Skovgaard Museum, 2008 ISBN 978-87-87191-17-3
- Lise Svanholm (ed.): Agnes og Marie : breve mellem Agnes Slott-Møller og Marie Krøyer 1885-1937, Gyldendal, 1991 ISBN 87-01-18530-6
- Bodil Busk Laursen (ed.): Agnes og Harald Slott-Møller – mellem kunst og idealer, Kunstforeningen, 1988 ISBN 87-7441-033-4