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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Oil

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School Road Line III New York City oil Post Impressionist th century AUC, 2023

$2,177

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in

French School Road Line III New York City oil Post Impressionist th century AUC

Located in Zofingen, AG

Road Line III Landscape - Sky scrappers, office- NYC Building avenue Painting with mirror effect Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,7x...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Glue, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars

Willard LeRoy MetcalfLate 19th Century Tonalist Landscape with Oak Trees, 1899

$8,500

H 8.5 in W 10.5 in D 1 in

Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape with Oak Trees

By Willard LeRoy Metcalf

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous late 19th century Tonalist landscape painting of foothills and oak trees in the style of Willard Leroy Metcalf circa 1900. Inscribed "M" in circle monogram lower left corner and on frame verso. Presented in original rustic giltwood frame. Image size: 6"H x 8"W. Framed size: 8.5"H x 10.5"W. Tonalist are usually intimate works, painted with a limited palette. Tonalist paintings are softly expressive, suggestive rather than detailed, often depicting the landscape at twilight or evening, when there is an absence of contrast. Tonalist paintings could also be figurative, but in them, the figure was usually out of doors or in an interior in a low-key setting with little detail. Tonalism had its origins in the works of the French Barbizon school and in the works of American painters who were influenced by them. California Tonalism was born when the emphasis in California landscape painting passed from the grand landscapes of works like those of Thomas Hill and William Keith's early career, to more intimate views of a domesticated landscape. At the same time, the parallel Pictorialist Photography...

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1890s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Cardboard

French School MastersFrench school Landscape river scene Signed

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H 14.18 in W 21.46 in D 1.58 in

French school Landscape river scene Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Beautiful study Landscape⬅️ Title: Sur les bords du Loing (Seine et Marne France) Jean Baptiste Camille Corot Medium: Oil on canvas Period: Likely mid-19th century Framing: A wid...

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1850s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Robertson K. MygattMisty Landscape: a Small Tonalist Work by Robertson Mygatt, 1915, 1915

$4,000

H 14 in W 16 in

Misty Landscape: a Small Tonalist Work by Robertson Mygatt, 1915

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Robertson K. Mygatt (American, 1862-1919) Misty Landscape Oil on panel, 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches Framed: 14 x 16 inches (approx.) Signed and dated at lower left: "Robertson K. Mygatt 19...

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1910s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Panel

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

$4,000

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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Oil, Wood Panel

Charles Warren Eaton"Autumn, New England" Charles Warren Eaton, Tonalist Gloaming Sunset in Woods, circa 1900

$16,000

H 38 in W 44 in

"Autumn, New England" Charles Warren Eaton, Tonalist Gloaming Sunset in Woods

By Charles Warren Eaton

Located in New York, NY

Charles Warren Eaton Autumn, New England Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches Provenance Private Collection, Connecticut A contemporary critic wrote that the paintings o...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Edgar PayneVenetian Boats at Sotto Marino

$75,000

H 31.5 in W 34.5 in D 2.75 in

Venetian Boats at Sotto Marino

By Edgar Payne

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Venetian Boats at Sotto Marino" is a painting by Edgar Alwin Payne. The painting is signed lower left, "Edgar Payne". The framed piece measures 31 1/2 x...

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Early 20th Century Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil, Canvas

John Francis Murphy"After the Rain"

$46,000

H 20 in W 26 in D 3 in

"After the Rain"

By John Francis Murphy

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed Lower Right Known for his Tonalist-style landscape paintings, John Francis Murphy was referred to as the "American Corot" because of his similarity to the painting style of Camille Corot (1796-1875), one of the original Barbizon...

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Late 19th Century Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Elbridge KingsleyElbridge Kingsley 19th Century Tonalist Landscape

$1,200

H 10 in W 14 in

Elbridge Kingsley 19th Century Tonalist Landscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

Elbridge Kingsley: 1842-1918. Listed American artist whose paintings are very rare. He was born in Carthage Ohio and moved to Hatfield Massachusetts as an infant. He ended up becomin...

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Late 19th Century Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Oil

John F. Carlson"Mountain Labyrinths", 1929

$206,250

H 60 in W 70 in D 4 in

"Mountain Labyrinths"

By John F. Carlson

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by: John Fabian Carlson (1874/75 - 1945) John F. Carlson was one of the leading American landscape p...

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Early 20th Century Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil

Robertson K. MygattTrees by a Pond: Tonalist Landscape Painting, Oil on Panel, 1900s, 1907

$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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Panel, Oil

Albert Lorey Groll“A Lovely Day”, Circa 1910

$1,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 6 in W 9 in D 0.25 in

“A Lovely Day”

By Albert Lorey Groll

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on canvas laid down on fiberboard by the American artist, Albert Lorey Groll. Signed lower left and in pencil lower right. Signed verso as well. Condition is good. Circa 1910. Sa...

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1910s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

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

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H 18.12 in W 16.15 in D 1.58 in

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

By Soren Emil Carlsen

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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Late 19th Century Impressionist Soren Emil Carlsen Art

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