Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13

Knud Hilkier
'Italian Piazza with the Alps Beyond', Paris, Danish Royal Academy, Oslo Museum

Circa 1950

About the Item

Signed lower right, 'K. L. Hilkier' for Knud Ove Hilkier (Danish, 1884-1953) and painted circa 1950 A lyrical Expressionist oil showing women fetching water from a fountain in the sunny piazza of a northern Italian town, with a view beyond towards the Alps rising in the distance. A powerful and vibrant work by this prominent member of the Bornholm School. Born in Copenhagen, Knud Hilkier first studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (1901-7). He was the recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships including the Hielmstierne-Rosencrone (1913); Raben-Levetzau (1914 and 1919); the Ronge Award (1915) and the Akkadian Scholarship (1916) which allowed him to further his studies in Spain and Italy and, most importantly, to make frequent visits to Paris. In Paris, he was influenced by the prevailing Impressionist style which caused his palette to lighten and his brushwork to become looser and more expressive. His subsequent studies with Sigurd Swane, Denmark's foremost champion of Fauvism, led him to further loosen his brushwork and significantly brighten his palette. From 1905, Hilkier exhibited internationally with success including at the Artist's Fall exhibition (KE 1905, 1908-10, 1912-14). In 1933, he was elected to membership of the jury of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and served in this position until 1937. In 1935, he was also appointed to the jury of the Charlottenborg Exhibition. The artist's works are held in private and public collections including the permanent collections of the Danish National Academy in Oslo, the North Jutland Art Museum, the Aarhus Art Museum and Nordic Art Museum among others. Reference: 21.11.1915; Ill. Time. 24.11.1918 (S. Clod Svensson); night time 7.10.1925 (Th. Faaborg); 20.11.1944 (J. Zibrandtsen); extra 16.3.1931; 17.10.1934 (interv.); Berl. Time. 22.10.1934 (K. Flor); 17.11.1944 (interview); Day. New 28/10/1934; 20.11.1934 (interv.); B.T. 20.12.1934 (interview); Aalborg County Time. 20.12.1936; The Collector 1934, 131-34; Chr. Rimestad: K.O. Hilkier, 1937; Pole. 12.11.1944 (interview); Time. Women, 12, 1947; Chr. F. Beck in: Da. Art 90, 1950; Pole. 25.10.1953 (obituary); Horsens Folkebl. 28.9.65. Letters (Det kkl. Bibl.).
  • Creator:
    Knud Hilkier (1884 - 1953, Danish)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Width: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor restoration, minor losses; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34413523342

More From This Seller

View All
'Harvest Time', Paris, Academie de la Palette, Post-Impressionist Oil, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Naur' for Albert Naur (Danish, 1889-1973) and painted circa 1955. Albert Naur first studied Philosophy and Law in Copenhagen (1908...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Spring in Provence', Paris, Salon d'Automne, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist
By Chérie-Anne-Charles Fargue
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Cheriane' for Cheri-Anne Charles Fargue, (French, born 1900), and dated, verso, 1927. Provenance: Theophile Briant Gallery, Paris, from old label verso. Frame a...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Ocean Breakers at Sunset', Copenhagen Royal Academy, Charlottenborg Institute
By Mogens Valeur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Valeur" for Mogens Valeur (Danish, 1927-1999) and dated 1963. A vibrant, Post-Impressionist seascape showing green breakers rolling in towards a sandy shore beneath an evening sky tinged with lilac and mauve. A prominent member of the Bornholm School, Mogens Valeur was, at heart, a colorist and focused on representing his chosen subject with line and forms. A student of Peter Rostrup...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Wharf with Dock Workers', American School, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A Post-Impressionist oil of a wooden wharf with a large sailing boat moored and dockhands working with a view beyond towards a coastal town with wooden-f...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'When the Boats Were Made of Wood and the Men Were Made of Steel', Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An early twentieth-century, American School oil study of a two-masted, clinker-built schooner undergoing repair in dry dock. Unsigned and painted circa 1925.
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'At the Beach', Chinese-American Woman Artist, Guangzhou Art Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Born in Hunan, China, Annie Peony Zhang studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and, for over 30 years, has been integrating her Chinese Classical training with modern Western art styles including Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Zhang has exhibited widely and with success and her works are held in both private and public collections. Annie Peony Zhang's paintings: “Childhood”, (2018), “Wish”(2019) and “Memories” (2020), were accepted into Crocker Art Museum. Three of her works (“Beautiful California”, “Delta Scenery”, “Sacramento River...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

You May Also Like

Vibrant Landscape With Sun
By Jehudith Sobel
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Vibrant Landscape with Sun Artist signed, oil on canvas 36x30 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy...
Category

1960s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mother and Child in the Garden by the Coast" Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a coastal view with a Mother and Child seated by the flowers in the grass with a camisole umbrella. This piece is an excellent example of...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Creek
Located in Oslo, NO
The small, square-sized painting "Creek" was painted from life with oil paints on canvas in the style of modern impressionism. It depicts a calm, peaceful landscape. The cloudless bl...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FRENCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - HILL TOP PERCHED VILLAGE PROVENCE
By Gerard Laime
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Gerard Laime (French b. 1939), signed Title: The Hill Top Perched Village, Provence Medium: oil painting, on canvas. Size: frame...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post-Impressionist French Oil Beautiful Provencal Village & Windswept Trees
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Windy Day in Provence by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23 x 32 inches Colors: Green colors, beige, blue and grey Very good condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Huge French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Southern France Catalan Landscape
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Catalan Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 36 inches Colors: Red colors, yellow, orange, white and black Very g...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Recently Viewed

View All