Evening Party in the Studio on Strandvejen

Painting by Laurits Tuxen

Evening Party in the Studio on Strandvejen
Danish: Aftenselskab i atelieret på Strandvejen

Artist	Laurits Tuxen
Year	1905 (1905)
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	125 cm × 167 cm (49 in × 66 in)

Evening Party in the Studio on Strandvejen (Danish: Aftenselskab i atelieret på Strandvejen) is a 1905 oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen depicting a social gathering in the artist's home on Strandvejen in Copenhagen. In 2019, it was acquired by Skagen Museum.

History

Lauritz Tuxen resided at Strandvejn 24 from 1901 to 1909. He began working on the painting in April 1904 and it was completed for the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition the following year.^[1] The painting was shortly thereafter sold to a private buyer. It remained in the hands of the same family for more than one hundred years. In 2019, it was acquired by Skagen Museum with economic support from the Augustinus Foundation and the Ny Carlsberg Foundation.^[2]

Description

The painting shows a social gathering in Tuxen's studio. The people seen in the painting are:^[1]

Anna Bissen
Yvonne Tuxen
Mary Henningsen
Vilhelm Bissen
Helga Weis
Valdemar Irminger
Anna Ancher
Nicoline Tuxen
Michael Therkildsen
A. P. Weis
Jørgen Møller
Peder Severin Krøyer
Nina Tuxen
Frederikke Tuxen
Julie Scharling
Fru Hornemann
Michael Ancher
Frans Schwartz
Erik Henningsen
Laurits Tuxen
Eduard Saltoft
Aage Roose
Hans Christian Kofoed
Esther Paulsen
Julius Paulsen,
William Scharling

References

^ ^a ^b "Skagens Kunstmuseer erhverver hovedværk af Laurits Tuxen". Skagens Kunstmuseer (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Tuxen in peak form". Ny Carlsberg Fondet (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.