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

ART BUILDING 97 our expositions, which generally hear a rather tame stamp, his pictures, with their strong and sparkling coloring, and now and again somewhat grotesque choice of subjects, have always been so highly characteristic and impressive as to call forth enjoyment and relish. A series of his best works glorifies the unhappy Danish princess Leonora Christina. August Jerndorff (b. 1846) has principally painted portraits, the best of which are remarkable for their impressive earnestness and their depth of cha- racterization. A number of genre painters, less distinct for their sense of the picturesque than for other praiseworthy qualities, belong to the same generation: the captivating and pleasing Otto Haslund (b. 1842), Carl Thomsen (b. 1847), who has given us good illustrations of the homeliness of Danish vicarages, and Axel Heisted (b. 1847), who is an excellent narrator and spirited psychologist. In the little fishing hamlet of Skagen at the northernmost point of Denmark, where Krøyer has often sought subjects for his open-air paint- ings, the artist couple Mr. and Mrs. Ancher live. Michael Ancher (b. 1847) has mostly won his fame by his bold and energetic illustra- tion of the fishermen of Skagen, but he has also derived excellent sub- jects for paintings from domestic life. Mrs. Anna Ancher (b. 1859) has, with warmth of feeling, and great pictural talent, depicted to us the poor population of Skagen. Kiggo Johansen (b. 1831) has painted some of his best landscapes in Skagen, but the principal part of his pro- duction are his splendid pictures of domestic life, his evening chats amongst fellow-artists, or a young mother surrounded by her children, pictures that are equally remarkable for their excellent characterization as well as their excellent pictural treatment. Peasant life is depicted with great talent by Br endekilde (b. 1853), and, with an especially heartfelt and fine understanding, by Ring (b. 1834), whilst Copenhagen life has found a somewhat reserved portrayer in Erik Henningsen (b. 1855). One of the best pictural talents of the younger generation is Julius Paulsen (b. i860) who, besides 7