Harald Henriksen

Harald Nikolaj Kampmann Henriksen (1883–1960) was a Danish painter whose landscapes combine a rather traditional style with the new trends in French painting.

Born in Odense, he first worked in a Copenhagen bank (1903–1911) before turning to art, befriending Olaf Rude, Jens Pedersen and the other artists who together organized alternative exhibitions as De Tretten.

Henriksen's watercolours combine a traditional approach with the more modern trends he had learnt from his experience of French art.

[1] For many years, he lived near Frederiksberg Park, a romantic area combining the city's urban surroundings with the open look of the countryside.

[1] The critic Klaus Rifbjerg has difficulty in placing Harald Henriksen in Danish art but comments, "Seeing his pictures is like looking at yourself and at the paths you have walked: changing, delightful, icy-cold, windy, Danish, making you feel both moved and thankful.