Ellen Margrethe Krause Rørup (29 December 1905 — 11 September 1990) was a Danish artist who, after marrying Viggo Rørup in 1937, became a member of the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters.
[2] Krause is remembered for her touching portraits of children but she also painted still-lifes of flowers and fruit as well as landscapes.
The garden in Odsherred, the surrounding fields and scenes of everyday life at home with her husband and child were common motifs.
After her husband's death in 1970, she travelled frequently, especially to France, where she painted the places and people she encountered.
[1][3] He earlier paintings exhibit dull, rather earthy tones but she went on to employ stronger colouring, especially blues and greens, ultimately adopting a much lighter approach with delicate shades of red and purple.