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25-399: The close-knit core members of the group were Johannes Larsen (1867–1961) from Kerteminde in the northeastern corner of Funen and Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen , both from the southern port of Faaborg . Alhed Larsen , Larsen's wife, Anna Syberg , Hansen's sister and Syberg's wife, and Christine Larsen , Larsen's younger sister, all of whom were artists, were also deeply associated with

50-504: A Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century. He was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style". One of his sisters, Thit Jensen , was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist . He

75-661: A Darwinian alternative to the Biblical Genesis myth. In this work we see the development of mankind from the Ice Age to the times of Columbus, focusing on pioneering individuals. Like his compatriot Hans Christian Andersen , he travelled extensively; a trip to the United States inspired a poem of his, "Paa Memphis Station" [At the train station, Memphis, Tennessee ], which is well known in Denmark. Walt Whitman

100-586: A common background and their close friendship. Johannes Larsen Johannes Larsen (27 December 1867 – 20 December 1961) was a Danish nature painter. Larsen was born in Kerteminde on Funen , Denmark. He was the son of Jeppe Andreas L. and Vilhelmine Christine Bless. His father was a merchant. Larsen studied art at the Free School in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann (1843–1917) in

125-439: A national disease. Apart from this aspect of it, it is a penetrating study of sixteenth-century people." In 1906 Jensen created his greatest literary achievement: the collection of verses Digte 1906 (i.e. Poems 1906 ), which introduced the prose poem to Danish literature. He also wrote poetry , a few plays, and many essays, chiefly on anthropology and the philosophy of evolution . His short story "Ane og Koen" ("Anne and

150-680: A newspaper debate in 1907. This only brought the Funish group more sympathy, especially from a group of authors working from the provinces in Jutland. Their chief spokesman was Johannes V. Jensen (1873-1950) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. In 1910, businessman Mads Rasmussen (1856-1916), who operated a successful cooperative canning factory in Faaborg, decided to start a museum for Funish Art next to his canning factory. He created

175-706: The Johannes Larsen Museum in Kerteminde , the Faaborg Museum in Faaborg , the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Art Museum) in Copenhagen , Funen's Art Museum in Odense , as well as in many other museums and collections. Johannes V. Jensen Johannes Vilhelm Jensen ( Danish pronunciation: [joˈhænˀəs ˈvilhelˀm ˈjensn̩] ; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was

200-590: The Swedish Academy said: This child of the dry and windy moors of Jutland has, almost out of spite, astonished his contemporaries by a remarkably prolific production. He could well be considered one of the most fertile Scandinavian writers. He has constructed a vast and imposing literary œuvre, comprising the most diverse genres: epic and lyric, imaginative and realistic works, as well as historical and philosophical essays, not to mention his scientific excursions in all directions. Jensen had been nominated for

225-498: The 1880s. There he met other painters from Funen, notably Fritz Syberg (1862–1939) and Peter Marius Hansen (1868-1928), both from the southern port of Faaborg , and the Funish Painters group ( Fynboerne ) was born. They went on to create an art colony that influenced many Danish and Swedish artists and brought them success. In 1898, he was married to the painter Alhed Maria Warberg (1872–1927). Between 1901 and 1902,

250-465: The Cow") was translated into English by incarcerated author and translator Victor Folke Nelson in 1928. He developed his theories of evolution in a cycle of six novels , Den lange rejse (1908–22), translated into English as The Long Journey (1923–24), which was published in a two-volume edition in 1938. This is often considered his main work in prose, a daring and often impressive attempt to create

275-679: The Faaborg Museum, which still exists, and gave the Funish painters a boost, both by making their works available to a broad public and by supporting them financially. Kristian Zahrtmann exhorted all his students to paint in Italy; now some of them could afford to do so, and the Syberg and Hansen families enjoyed extended stays there. Larsen and his wife, Alhed Warberg Larsen, built a large studio and traveled mostly in Scandinavia. Larsen

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300-530: The Nobel Prize in Literature on 53 occasions , the first time in 1925. He was nominated every year between 1931 and 1944. Jensen was a controversial figure in Danish cultural life. He was a reckless polemicist and his dubious racial theories have damaged his reputation. However, he never showed any obvious fascist leanings. Today Jensen is still considered the father of Danish modernism, particularly in

325-430: The area of modern poetry with his introduction of the prose poem and his use of a direct and straightforward language. His direct influence was felt as late as the 1960s. Without being a Danish answer to Kipling , Hamsun or Sandburg , he bears comparison to all three authors. He combines the outlook of the regional writer with the view of the modern academic and scientific observer. He was famous for experimenting with

350-476: The artist couple built their home on Møllebakken in Kerteminde . Their home became the gathering place in summer months for many painters, particularly younger artists from Zahrtmann's school. Their ideal was to paint outdoors, not just sketching but painting in all kinds of weather. Their paintings have a freshness and energy not previously seen, except in sketches. Once they became successful, they were attacked by symbolist artists for being "farmer painters" in

375-458: The daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper. In 1944 Johannes V. Jensen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style." At the award ceremony in Stockholm on 10 December 1945 Anders Österling , permanent secretary of

400-676: The form of his writing, amongst other things. In a letter sent to publisher Ernst Bojesen in December 1900, he includes both a happy and sad face. It was in the 1900s that the design evolved from a basic eye and mouth design into a more recognizable design. In 1999, The Fall of the King (1901) was acclaimed as the best Danish novel of the 20th century by the newspapers Politiken and Berlingske Tidende , independently of each other. Johannes V. Jensen Land in Northern Greenland

425-659: The group although they did not receive the same level of recognition as the men. Christine married Sigurd Swane who also moved to Kerteminde to establish their family home. Møllebakken, also near Kerteminde, became the home of Johannes and Alhed Larsen and soon developed into a meeting place for the Funen Artists at the beginning of the 20th century. They were joined by Harald Giersing , who married Syberg's sister Besse, and other young artists including Olaf Rude , Harald Leth and Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen who came to Møllebakken for inspiration. Another artist associated with

450-541: The group was Poul S. Christiansen who came from the north of Funen and became a close friend of Zahrtmann after he joined his school in 1885. It was there that he met Johannes Larsen. As a result of their paintings of everyday country life, the Funen Painters were sometimes disparagingly called bondemalerne or the peasant painters. In 1907, there was a heated debate in the Danish press between Gudmund Hentze and Harald Slott-Møller and his wife, who stood up for

475-485: The more intellectually oriented cultural movement in Copenhagen, and Peter Hansen who defended the Funen Painters together with Jens Birkholm , Poul S. Christiansen and Karl Schou . The three main artists among the Funen Painters had much in common. They had all studied under Kristian Zahrtmann and were later all strongly influenced by Theodor Philipsen whose approach to outdoor painting and use of light and shade

500-507: The publication of Himmerland Stories (1898–1910), comprising a series of tales set in the part of Denmark where he was born. During 1900 and 1901 he wrote his first masterpiece, Kongens Fald (translated into English as The Fall of the King in 1933), a modern historical novel centred on King Christian II . Literary critic Martin Seymour-Smith said it is an "indictment of Danish indecision and lack of vitality, which Jensen saw as

525-456: The wives/sisters of Larsen, Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen. Their paintings are considered worthy of inclusion in many museums and collections today, though at the time they had a hard time exhibiting on an equal footing with their male colleagues. Christine Swane , who lived the longest, became a member of the artist cooperative called Corner when she was 60 and enjoyed great success in her later years. The work of all these artists can be seen at

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550-588: Was among the writers who influenced Jensen. Jensen later became an atheist . Jensen's most popular literary works were all completed before 1920, a year which also marks his initiation of the 'Museumcentre Aars' in the town of Aars in Himmerland . After this he mostly concentrated on ambitious biological and zoological studies in an effort to create an ethical system based upon Darwinian ideas. He also hoped to renew classical poetry. For many years he worked in journalism , writing articles and chronicles for

575-617: Was born in Farsø , a village in North Jutland , Denmark, as the son of a veterinary surgeon and he grew up in a rural environment. While studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen he worked as a writer to fund his studies. After three years of studying he chose to change careers and devote himself fully to literature. The first phase of his work as an author was influenced by fin-de-siècle pessimism . His career began with

600-847: Was mainly heralded as a bird painter, before this was a familiar genre in Scandinavia. He popularized images of birds, particularly through his woodcuts and smaller paintings. Later he received commissions to illustrate books and paint large paintings for public buildings, such as the Queen's receiving room at Christiansborg Castle (seat of the Danish Parliament ) and the City Hall of Odense , capital city of Funen . There were several female Funish painters, struggling to be considered along with their male counterparts with greater or lesser success. They were Alhed Warberg Larsen, Anna Hansen Syberg (1870–1914) and Christine Larsen Swane (1876–1960),

625-459: Was often reflected in their work. As in Philipsen's artwork, the influence of Paul Gauguin and Impressionism can also be seen in their paintings. Zahrtmann had however encouraged the artists to develop their own style although all three emulated his use of strong colour. Indeed, Johannes Larsen refused to be identified with a so-called "Funen School", preferring to ascribe their relationship to

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