Emil Carlsen Art

American, 1853-1932

Regarded today as one of the more prominent artists of the late 19th Century, Emil Carlsen spent many years as a penniless painter on the fringes of the art world, while he continued developing his still-life painting techniques that would take the rest of the art world several decades to fully appreciate. Born Soren Emil Carlsen in Copenhagen around 1853, Carlsen first began his studies at the Royal Danish Academy as a teenager. Yet he was not to remain long there, leaving in 1872, at nineteen years old for America where he settled in Chicago, working for an illustration house to support himself. By 1875, he had saved enough money to travel to both Paris and Copenhagen to paint and study, staying for six months before returning to America, this time to New York. By this time he had already developed a unique love affair with the still life. In New York he befriended fellow painters such as John Francis Murphy; yet the city could not contain him, and after only a year he relocated to Boston, where he developed a life-long friendship with Childe Hassam. Carlsen remained quite poor throughout his time in Boston where he spent the next eight years. Yet his abilities were developing quite rapidly in still life painting, in a style which scholars refer to as "kitchen still lifes." These were still life scenes that often included fish or birds along with pots and pans which gave implied presence of the cook outside the frame, giving them a more human element than most still life subjects. This style very much echoed the work of the Dutch and Spanish Masters of still life, particularly that of Jean Simeon Chardin and, to a lesser degree, Johannes Vermeer. The similarity is not coincidental, as Carlsen spoke and wrote often of the influence of these artists on his own work, and yet he was already beginning to develop the eye for color, light and composition that today we regard as the undeniable Carlsen style. It was not until the 1910's and 20's that Carlsen began to really benefit financially from his painting, even though he'd already had the respect of his fellow artists all along. Despite his long career and his wide travels, he left few written accounts of his travels, and thus there are many in his biography that historians have tried to reconstruct. He often abandoned certain traits only to pick them up again before finally discarding them as he honed his style and his eye. The result is evidence of an artistic meditation that progressed with consistency and caution. Carlsen's death in 1932 was at the height of his popularity, and he left behind an admirable body of work in which he had redefined the cerebral and metaphysical effects a still life can have on a viewer.

Emil Carlsen"A Man in His Garden, " Emil Carlsen, Backyard and Barn Impressionist Landscape, 1893

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"A Man in His Garden, " Emil Carlsen, Backyard and Barn Impressionist Landscape

By Emil Carlsen

Located in New York, NY

Soren Emil Carlsen (1848 - 1932) A Man in His Garden, 1893 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 35 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: The artist [1848-1932] Macbeth Gallery, New York Grand Central Art Galleries, New York Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen (the artist's wife), New York Dines Carlsen (the artist's son), Falls Village, Connecticut Private Collection, Miami, Florida Exhibited: New York, Macbeth Gallery, Summer Exhibition: Painting by American Artists, July - August, 1926, no. 31 (as The Man in the Garden). Houston, Texas, Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition of Contemporary American Art by Members of the Grand Central Art Galleries, January 13 - 27, 1929 (as The Man in the Garden). Miami Antique...

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1890s American Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Emil CarlsenMonochromatic Delicate Impressionist Landscape " A Forest Scene", 1915 Circa

$28,000

Monochromatic Delicate Impressionist Landscape " A Forest Scene"

By Emil Carlsen

Located in Miami, FL

Danish-American artist Søren Emil Carlsen paints a post-impressionist landscape that blurs the line between representation and abstraction. With its open composition, the artist capt...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Suzanne Demarest"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas, Early 20th Century

$5,000

H 24 in W 27 in D 2 in

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Suzanne Demarest

Located in New York, NY

A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

J.W. FordGrazing Cows - Farm Landscape

$465

H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in

Grazing Cows - Farm Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Grazing cows on the California Big Sur coast, a farm landscape by J.W Ford (American, 20th Century). Signed "J.W Ford" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 16"H x...

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1970s American Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Leigh Ann Van Fossan"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond, 2023

$350

H 5 in W 5 in D 1 in

"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond

By Leigh Ann Van Fossan

Located in Denver, CO

Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...

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2010s American Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)1960's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Olive Tree in Provence, 1966

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H 22.5 in W 19 in D 1 in

1960's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Olive Tree in Provence

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Provence Landscape by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 66'' oil on canvas in wooden frame framed: 22.5 x 19 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches original oil painting con...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Canvas

Shizico YiOriginal Set Of 4 Oils-Autumn in London Series-British Awarded Artist-plein air, 2020

$23,090

H 39.77 in W 119.69 in D 0.6 in

Original Set Of 4 Oils-Autumn in London Series-British Awarded Artist-plein air

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

-These set of 4 paintings would be fully insured during shipping to worldwide. -We offer the original artwork with Artist’s lifetime Warranty. -Free Shipping Worldwide -Frames servic...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Wood

$695

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

Vintage American Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to han...

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1990s Fauvist Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Canvas

Henri d'AntyFrench Modernist Henri D'anty Abstract Town Landscape Oil Painting Ecole d'Paris

$3,600

H 40 in W 27.25 in

French Modernist Henri D'anty Abstract Town Landscape Oil Painting Ecole d'Paris

By Henri d'Anty

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed lower left Henry Maurice D'Anty (French, 1910-1998), oil on canvas village streetscape painting depicting a European town centered by a tall church steeple beneath a dra...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Canvas

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Emil Carlsen“Julian Alden Weir’s House, 1907” American Impressionist Windham, Connecticut, 1907

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H 11 in W 13.25 in

“Julian Alden Weir’s House, 1907” American Impressionist Windham, Connecticut

By Emil Carlsen

Located in Yardley, PA

An important landscape work by renowned American impressionist Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). This work depicts the Windham, Connecticut home of Carlsen’s closest friend and fellow artis...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

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