Søren Emil Carlsen ( Dat. Søren Emil Carlsen ; 1853 - 1932 ) is an American artist of Danish origin [1] , one of the prominent American artists of the 20th century .
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| Date of Birth | October 19, 1853 |
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| Date of death | January 2, 1932 (78 years old) |
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| Site | emilcarlsen.com |
Over his long career, he won many of the most prestigious awards in American art and was elected a member of the National Academy of Design . For over forty years, Carlsen has been a respected educator in Chicago , San Francisco, and New York .
Biography
Born October 19, 1853 in Copenhagen. He grew up in the capital of Denmark in an artistic family - his mother painted, and his cousin, who influenced the choice of the boy, was the director of the Royal Danish Academy.
For four years, Carlsen studied architecture at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, and then emigrated to the United States in 1872, settling in Chicago . Interested in art, he first worked as an assistant architect and studied with Danish marine painter Lauritz Holst . When Holst decided to return from the USA to Denmark, he left his studio to Carlsen. Rapidly progressing in painting, Carlsen was appointed professor of drawing and painting at the Chicago Academy of Design . Wanting to improve, in 1875 he went to Paris , where he fell under the influence of the French artist Jean-Baptiste Chardin . Upon returning to the United States, Carlsen created a studio in New York and began to write still lifes in the style of tonalism , which to some extent resembled the work of Chardin. However, selling works in New York was difficult and Carlsen moved to Boston , where he had a period of good income.
Then the artist returned to New York again, in 1879 held an auction of his works, but ultimately sold only a few paintings. This prompted Carlsen to engage in engraving, with which he found some success, but was dissatisfied with being unable to paint serious paintings full time. The success of his still lifes at an exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1883 was the first notable event in his career. In 1884, he returned to Europe, painted floral still lifes for the dealer Theron J. Blakeslee . In 1885, two of Carlsen's works were exhibited at the Paris Salon, but in the end he moved away from still lifes .
Returning to New York again and opening a studio on 57th Street , he again faced the problem of selling his work and moved to San Francisco . In 1887-1889, he served as director of the California School of Design . He made friends with Arthur Matthews , who also taught at this school and was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement . Carlsen then went on to teach at the San Francisco Art Students League , where he worked until 1891. He influenced the work of some students, including Guy Rose , a California-based artist who became the leading impressionist of the Giverny group.
Carlsen again moved to the East of the United States, began his career as a teacher, which lasted for many years - he taught at the National Academy of Design , the College of Art Students , the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts . Maintaining friendly relations with other New York artists such as John Twahtman and Julian Weir , he became interested in landscape and marinist painting.
Soren Emil Carlsen, along with his little son Dines, lived for several years in a farm cottage. In 1905, he bought a house in Falls Village , Connecticut , where his family spent time together when Carlsen was free from teaching in New York .
In 1912, 1919, 1921 and 1923 he held solo exhibitions at the New York Macbeth Gallery . He received the Samuel T. Shaw Purchase Prize from the National Academy of Design , where he taught from 1905 to 1909. After moving from New York to Philadelphia, he lectured at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for many years.
He died on January 2, 1932 in New York. He was buried at Sand Hill Cemetery Cemetery in South Canaan , Connecticut . [2]
Soren Emil Carlsen married Luela Mary Ruby in 1896, and they settled in 59th Street in New York in the studio, which became his home for the rest of his life. They had one son, Dines Carlsen (1901-1966), who also became an artist and a member of the National Academy of Design (1942).