Ellen Krause
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Ellen Margrethe Krause Rørup (29 December 1905 — 11 September 1990) was a Danish artist who, after marrying
Viggo Rørup Viggo Julius Rørup (12 September 1903 – 14 January 1971) was a Danish artist who in the early 1930s joined the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters. Biography Born in Kalundborg, Rørup studied at the Roy ...
in 1937, became a member of the
artists' colony Art colonies are organic congregations of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, who are often drawn to areas of natural beauty, the prior existence of other artists, art schools there, or a lower cost of living. They are typically mission- ...
in northwestern
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known as the Odsherred Painters.


Biography

Born in
Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...
, Krause was the daughter of a railway official. She studied at the
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under Kræsten Iversen and
Ejnar Nielsen Ejnar Nielsen (9 July 1872 – 21 July 1956) was a Danish painter and illustrator, who was a central proponent of Symbolist painting in Danish art. He is also known for his large mosaic on Stærekassen, an extension to the Royal Danish Theat ...
, graduating in 1933, the year when she first exhibited at the ''
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling Den Frie Udstilling ('The Free Exhibition') is a Danish artists' association, founded in 1891 by artists in protest against the admission requirements for the Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Modeled on the Salon des Refusés, it is Denmark's oldest asso ...
'' (Artists' autumn exhibition). In 1937, she married Viggo Rørup and settled with him in Odsherred for the rest of her life.


Paintings

Krause is remembered for her touching portraits of children but she also painted still-lifes of flowers and fruit as well as landscapes. The garden in Odsherred, the surrounding fields and scenes of everyday life at home with her husband and child were common motifs. After her husband's death in 1970, she travelled frequently, especially to France, where she painted the places and people she encountered. In addition, she painted scenes in restaurants and bars, and also in railway stations, including the
Central Station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
in Copenhagen where people are rushing about or waiting for trains. He earlier paintings exhibit dull, rather earthy tones but she went on to employ stronger colouring, especially blues and greens, ultimately adopting a much lighter approach with delicate shades of red and purple. From broad brush-strokes, she moved to much looser, more sketchy techniques.


Exhibitions

Krause's works were widely exhibited in Denmark during her lifetime. In 1966, she joined
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, founded by her husband and his friends in the 1930s, frequently exhibiting there. In 2013, Odsherreds Kunstmuseum arranged a major exhibition of her works.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Ellen 1905 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Danish painters 20th-century Danish artists People from Fredericia 20th-century Danish women painters