Soren Emil Carlsen Art

American, 1853-1932

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, making friends with the likes of Childe Hassam with whom he maintained a life-long friendship. 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.” that often included fish or birds paired with pots and pans suggesting the presence of a cook outside the frame and introducing a human element to 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. In 1884 Carlsen moved again to Paris, staying for two years. Here, as always he kept a low profile, preferring the mediation of working in the studio to the more social and recreational gathering places of artists and expatriates. In 1887 Carlsen moved to San Francisco, working for the directorship of the San Francisco Art Association School, and in 1891 moved back to New York where he lived until 1901. It is during this period, in the last decade of the nineteenth century that could be regarded as the most formative in terms of the development of the techniques that produced the paintings for which he is most celebrated today.

Artist: Soren Emil Carlsen

Soren Emil CarlsenEmil Carlsen American Impressionist landscape oil Painting Salmagundi Club, circa 1900

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Emil Carlsen American Impressionist landscape oil Painting Salmagundi Club

By Soren Emil Carlsen

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Yellow Landscape/Wood Interior/Birch Forest, Yellow Landscape oil /panel image 20 x 24 unframed, Framed 34 1/2 x 30 1/2 3 different titles on 3 labels verso Not signed and bears ...

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Early 20th Century Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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William LemosEarly 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape, c.1930s

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H 25.75 in W 14 in D 3 in

Early 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape

By William Lemos

Located in Soquel, CA

Early 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape Beautiful early 20th century landscape of sunset over redwood forest stream by William Lemos (American, 1861-1942). A ...

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1930s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Robertson K. MygattGreen Field and Barn - A Tonalist Landscape by Robertson Mygatt

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H 6.125 in W 9.875 in

Green Field and Barn - A Tonalist Landscape by Robertson Mygatt

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Robertson K. Mygatt (American, 1862-1919) Green Field and Barn Oil on panel, 6 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches Framed: 10 x 15 inches The landscape painter and etcher Robertson K. Mygatt was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students’ League with John Twachtman...

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1910s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Dennis SheehanColorful Twilight Sky

$5,800

H 31.75 in W 37.75 in D 1.75 in

Colorful Twilight Sky

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A fine tonalist landscape with colorful twilight sky at the end of the day by American contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and wen...

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2010s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

$3,500

H 9.5 in W 11.5 in

Trees by a Pond: Tonalist Landscape Painting, Oil on Panel, 1900s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Robertson K. Mygatt (American, 1862-1919) Trees by a Small Pond Oil on panel, 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches Framed: 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (approx.) Unsigned The landscape painter and etcher...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Dennis SheehanTwilight Reflections

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H 25 in W 30.75 in D 1 in

Twilight Reflections

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A pleasant tonalist landscape of twilight reflections in the marsh by American contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to ...

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2010s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil on canvas painting, 'Early Morning In Vejle Fjord' by Soren Emil Carlsen

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Located in Oostende, BE

Soren Emil Carlsen (Copenhagen, 1853 – 1932, New York City) was an impressionist painter who emigrated from Denmark to the United States. He became well-known for his still lifes and...

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