KRAESTEN IVERSEN

(Danish, 1886-1955)

STILL-LIFE WITH JUG AND PEARS

Oil on Canvas

10 x 16 Inches

Signed Lower Right ‘K.I’

Exhibited: Kunst Foreningen, 1963, Catalog No.18.

Born in Copenhagen in 1886, Kraesten Iversen first studied with Hendrik Gronvold at the Copenhagen Academy of Fine Arts. An early member of the Bornholm School, he exhibited from 1919 at the Charlottenborg and, from 1930, he was himself professor of art at the Copenhagen Academy, exhibiting widely and with success throughout Europe. In 1919, his painting Odysseus and Naussicaa was purchased by the Société des Artistes Français for their permanent collection. Iversen worked in many different media including glass, and was commissioned to make windows for many public and devotional buildings, including the city hall in Aarhus and Saint Nikolaj's church in Svendborg. The Bornholm School developed a distinctive style of classic modernism, inspired by the island’s unique landscapes and light. We are pleased to offer this simple yet subtly sophisticated still-life, painted circa 1920, that exemplifies modernist ideas, while remaining firmly anchored in classical tradition.

Reference:

Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol . VII, p. 396; Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler, Vollmer Supplement, Vol. II, p. 583; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p.1231; Mallett’s Index of Artists, p. 138;

Weilbach, Dansk Kunstnerleksikon;  Artnet.com; Artfact.com; AskArt.com; et al.