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Marie in the garden Peder Severin Krøyer, 1895
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Marie in the garden

Peder Severin Krøyer · 1895

Why it's great

A woman in a light dress sits in a sunny garden among the flowers. Krøyer painted his wife Marie in the summer light in Skagen. The bright sunlight and soft pastel colors are happy. It's a loving portrait of his wife.

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About the artist

Peder Severin Krøyer

1851–1909 · born in Stavanger · died in Skagen

P. S. Krøyer was born in Stavanger, Norway, and grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the central figure of the Skagen Painters, an artist colony in northern Denmark. His paintings capture the beautiful blue light of summer evenings by the sea. He died in Skagen in 1909.

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