Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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 Paintings

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Oil

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

$2,169

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 Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Glue, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars

French School MastersFrench school Landscape river scene Signed

$133,542Sale Price|26% Off

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 Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tonalist Painting Sunset Figures Wheat Barbizon Framed 19th Century Oil Painting, 1860

$2,280Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.5 in W 29.5 in

Tonalist Painting Sunset Figures Wheat Barbizon Framed 19th Century Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

An antique oil painting in its original ornate gold leaf frame. This tonalist painting depicts figures against a dramatic sunset. The work is signed illegibly lower left. It ap...

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1860s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French School MastersFrench school Landscape village riverside Signed oil painting, 1884

$324Sale Price|83% Off

H 9.26 in W 9.65 in D 1.19 in

French school Landscape village riverside Signed oil painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape village riverside ⬅️ ⏩It is signed G Labranche⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐24.5x23.5cm / 9.6x9.3 i...

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1880s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel

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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French School MastersFrench school Antique scene Landscape oil on canvas Signed, e

$445Sale Price|79% Off

H 19.89 in W 23.82 in D 1.19 in

French school Antique scene Landscape oil on canvas Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️Vivid Antique scene Landscape⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Ch Millet.⏪ Jean Charles Millet (1892-1944) How did Jean-Charles Millet, the grandson of the celebrated painter, become a master ...

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1920s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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 Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

George Henry Smillie"Stone Wall, Autumn, " George Smillie, Tonalist Fall Landscape View, 1879

$8,000

H 15 in W 21 in

"Stone Wall, Autumn, " George Smillie, Tonalist Fall Landscape View

By George Henry Smillie

Located in New York, NY

George Henry Smillie (1840 - 1921) Stone Wall, Autumn, 1879 Oil on canvas 9 1/2 x 15 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Skinner, Boston, September 19, 2014, Lot 389 The career of George Smillie (1840-1921) followed the arc of nineteenth-century U.S. landscape painting. Trained in the Hudson River School tradition, Smillie successfully adapted to changing U.S. tastes and growing interest in European trends. In the late 1800s, he moved to tonalist paintings full of brushwork and influenced by French Barbizon painting. By the end of his career, he had lightened his palette to produce works similar to those of the U.S. impressionists. Yet in all styles, he was never less than competent, and his tonalist work is among the best produced in the United States. Like many nineteenth-century painters, George Smillie’s artistic training began with the study of printing. His father, James Smillie...

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1870s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas

$1,880Sale Price|20% Off

H 12 in W 12 in

Dennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Mid Fall", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a daytime landscape setting during autumn. Tree leaves are deep reds, purple, oranges an...

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2010s Tonalist Soren Emil Carlsen Paintings

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Canvas, 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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Canvas

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