Agnes Slott-Møller, née Rambusch (10 June 1862, in

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– 11 June 1937, in Løgismose, Assens Municipality), was a Danish Symbolist painter; influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. She is known for works inspired by Danish history and folklore. Her husband was the painter

Harald Slott-Møller Harald Slott-Møller (17 August 1864 – 20 October 1937) was a Danish painter and ceramist. Together with his wife, the painter Agnes Slott-Møller, he was a founding member of Den Frie Udstilling (The Free Exhibition). Early life Born in Cope ...

Biography

Her father, Jacob Heinrich Victor Rambusch (1825–1886), was a navy officer who was eventually promoted to Commander. As a child, she was fascinated by the ' by , with drawings by Lorenz Frølich.Brief biography
@ KVInfo. In 1878, she began taking lessons at the "". She graduated in 1885 and took additional lessons from P.S. Krøyer, followed by more with Harald Slott-Møller, whom she married in 1888 and embarked with on a tour of Italy. In 1891, she and her husband helped their friend,

Johan Rohde Johan Gudmann Rohde (1 November 1856 – 18 February 1935) was a Danish painter, lithographer and designer. He was the principal founder of Den Frie Udstilling, established in 1891 to allow artists to exhibit works which did not fall within the Ac ...

, establish the artists' association known as "

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@ Kunstindeks Danmark. She had her first daughter in 1893. A second daughter, born in 1901, died in infancy. In 1894, she won a competition to provide decorative works at the Copenhagen City hall. Despite her fervent Danish nationalism, this would be her only official commission. In 1904, following some disagreements at Den Frie Udstilling, she resumed her showings at the

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. Two years later, she was awarded the

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. In 1907, a feud with the

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, known as the "" (Peasant painter conflict) led to her and Harald's increasing isolation from the contemporary art scene. She also wrote articles and gave lectures on Danish medieval history and nationalistic subjects. In 1917, she published ''Nationale Værdier'' (National Values) and, in 1923, ''Folkevise Billeder'' (Folk Images). In 1932, she was awarded the Ingenio et arti medal.

Selected paintings

File:Agnes Slott-Møller - The Dying Betrothed.jpg, ''The Dying Betrothed'', 1906 File:Niels Ebbesen (Agnes Slott-Møller).jpg, ''

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'' File:Slott-Møller-Wedding.jpg, Ebbe Skammelsøn in the Wedding Yard (from a folk song)

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ArtNet: More works by Slott-Møller.

"Agnes Slott-Møller - beauty is eternal joy"
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Selected paintings

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