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Johanne Cathrine Krebs (21 April 1848 - 1 April 1924) was a Danish painter and women's rights activist. She was known for her portrait painting. She was active in establishing the women's department of the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

Biography

Krebs was born in

Byrum, Denmark Byrum is the biggest town and municipal seat on the Danish island Læsø in Kattegat. The town is the only one on the island not located by the sea (except for Mejeriby). The town has a population of 444 (1 January 2022). Her father was friends with the painters

P. C. Skovgaard Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P. C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known ...

(1817–1875) and

Johan Thomas Lundbye Johan Thomas Lundbye (1 September 1818 – 25 April 1848) was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings. He was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of Den ...

(1818-1848) sparking her interest in painting. She became a student of P.C. Skovgaard from 1869 and 1871. At that time she was unable to enroll in the

(''Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi''). In early 1888 Krebs wrote an article for the Danish newspaper ''

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been independe ...

'', stating that the existing, private

Danish Women's Society The Danish Women's Society or DWS ( da, Dansk Kvindesamfund) is Denmark's oldest women's rights organization. It was founded in 1871 by activist Matilde Bajer and her husband Fredrik Bajer; Fredrik was a Member of Parliament and the 1908 Nobel Peac ...

's School for Women (''Tegneskolen for Kvinders'') was not a substitute for admitting women to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. By late 1888 the Art Academy's Art School for Women (''Kunstakademiets Kunstskole for Kvinder'') opened, allowing women access to instruction at the Academy. She and

Augusta Dohlmann Augusta Dohlmann also known as ''Henriette Augusta Johanne Dohlmann'' (1847–1914) was a Danish painter. She was known for her flower painting. Biography Dohlmann was born in Frederiksberg on 9 May 1847. In 1878 she traveled to Paris to study F ...

(1847-1914) were considered to have been the leaders in this movement. From 1888-1908, she held the position as the school's inspectorate. From 1880 through 1895, Krebs exhibited at the

Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (''Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling'') is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (''Kunsthal Charlottenborg''). Kunsthal Charlottenborg ...

. From 1891 through 1924 she exhibited at the Free Exhibition ''(

Den Frie Udstilling 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 ...

)'' of which she was a co-founder. Krebs exhibited her work at the

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at the 1893

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in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1900 at the Exposition Universelle, where she received a bronze medal. She died in Copenhagen on 1 April 1924.

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images of Johanne Cathrine Krebs's paintings
on artNET {{DEFAULTSORT:Krebs, Johanne 1848 births 1924 deaths 19th-century Danish women artists 19th-century Danish painters 20th-century Danish women artists 20th-century Danish painters Danish women's rights activists People from the North Jutland Region