The World's Columbian Exposition 1893. Chicago, U.S.A. 1893
Official Catalogue With Illustrations issued by the Royal Danish Commission

ART BUILDING 93 further Vilh. Kyhn (b. 1819) who, in spile of some weakness in his pictural form, still understands to render, with warmth and expression, the beauty of the most fugitive and finest phases of Nature. Under the influence of Høyen figure painting turned, to a great extent, towards the representation of popular life in Denmark, førgen Roed (1808—1888) was one of those who led the way, although his excellent portraits and ■ intelligent architectural studies are still more valuable. To førgen Sonne (1801—1890) we owe some of the earliest and most poetical illustrations of Danish popular life. But Christen Dais guard (b. 1824) is the artist who, in the works of his youth, has given us the most profound illustrations of the spiritual life of the Danish common people. Sad and even melancholy as these illustrations commonly are, it is only natural that they should not gain so general a favor as the amiable and charming idyls in which Exner (b. 1825) has painted the population of the island of Amager, that, descended from Dutch settlers, wears still, to a great extent, bright and variegated national costumes. A to him peculiar thoroughness and extraordinary care characterize the pictures of popular life that are due to Ver- mehren (b. 1824). There was, however, at that time, a dangerous temptation that often enticed the Danish painters away from the representation of their own nature and home life. Nearly all of them were drawn towards Italy ■where the Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770—1844) had gained his world-wide fajne and passed the greatest part of his life. Italy was then considered by all Europe to be the heaven-born country of beauty and joy, and bright and smiling is the notion of Italy expressed in, the Danish paintings from that time. Some of the Danish artists were never able to break the charm of that country as Ernst Meyer (1797—1861) and Albert Kilchler (1807—1886). The most powerful genius among all the Danish painters, Vil- helm Mar strand (1810—1877) is one of those who has most fire-