Knud Larsen

Larsen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1889.

Larsen travel to England 1889; Berlin and Dresden 1891; Italy 1898; Paris, the Netherlands, Belgium 1899.

His use of colour has been influenced by Hans Smidth and Vilhelm Kyhn, especially in his genre works such as Sommer.

[1][3] He later moved increasingly towards portraiture, becoming one of the most popular portraitists of his day and often working for public and private institutions.

His work embraced some of the most popular contemporary figures including Vilhelm Thomsen, Harald Høffding, Axel Helsted, Hans Smidth, L.A. Ring and Theobald Stein.

Knud Erik Larsen
Knud Larsen: Flowery Garden Exterior with Three Women at a Table (1916)