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Emil Carlsen possessed a unique artistic voice. Carlsen's works -
the result of an unerring eye, a steady hand and a sophisticated artistic
personality - were usually quiet and contemplative, characteristic of
the painter's own thoughtful personality. The Danish-born artist's ocean
paintings, which were purchased by a number of America's leading museums,
have a meditative quality, and these marine works are some of the most
poetic views of the sea ever created.
Carlsen was a brilliant still life painter
who looked to the 18th century master Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin (1699-1779)
for inspiration. Like Chardin, Carlsen was not a flamboyant still life
painter. He chose simple objects - ceramic jugs, copper pans, the catch
of the day or vegetables - for his still lifes, each of which had a quiet
grace. Whether it was the moon rising over the artist colony of Skaggen
or a simple, elegant still life of white asparagus, everything Carlsen
painted was enveloped in atmosphere and mood. A gifted teacher, the small,
thin man taught art for more that fifty years and his works still inspire
painters today.
Through words and images, this educational
site is dedicated to furthering knowledge and awareness of this turn-of-the-century
artist's lasting contributions to American Art.
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