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Apr 8, 2017 · “Blue and White,” Emil Carlsen, ca. 1922; Private Collection. He was particularly fond of depicting porcelain, where his approach to the use of white is most plainly apparent. Carlsen was known to mix some amount into every pigment he applied. As a result, his palette remained light, yet reserved.
At the turn of the century, he began exploring the effects of light and the multifarious forms of nature using a soothing palette of beiges and silvery grays. During his second Paris sojourn, from 1884 to 1886, Carlsen studied the techniques of French impressionists Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir, adopting some of their freshness and spontaneity.
- October 19, 1853
- January 2, 1932
Carlsen’s technique closely mimiced his cousin’s style, applying thinly painted dark brown, black, and dark blue colors down and accenting the scene with thickly painted white for any areas of light. You can see Johansen’s influence on Carlsen in his very early works.
Jul 3, 2023 · From Salmagundi’s palette collection, the largest American artist palette collection in the world, Emil Carlsen’s palette will accompany the exhibition. The palette is a rare example in our collection of an artist showing the use of only primary colors and white.
View all 38 artworks. Emil Carlsen lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of American Impressionism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- American
- October 19, 1853
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- January 2, 1932
In 1908, Carlsen published an article on still life painting for the now obscure art journal Palette and Bench where he wrote of the low status of still lifes: ... still life painting is considered of small importance in the Art schools, both here and abroad, the usual course being drawn from the antique, the nude, and painting the draped ...
Emil Carlsen combined naturalism with a bright, light-filled palette, creating a seascape that harmonizes academic painting and Impressionism. Blue sky and white clouds fill much of the canvas.