Martha Caroline "Tupsy" Clement, née Jebe, (13 April 1871 – 5 September 1959) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

painter, the wife of Danish painter G.F. Clement. Her most notable landscapes were painted in

Skagen Skagen () is Denmark's northernmost town, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalborg. The Port of Skagen is ...

where she spent her summers with her husband from 1908 to 1920.

Early life and education

Born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Clement was the daughter of Major Hakon Jebe and Hedvig Klingenberg. She studied under

Hans Heyerdahl Hans Olaf Halvor Heyerdahl (8 July 1857 – 10 October 1913) was a Norwegian Realist painter. His work was characterized by naturalism and focused largely on portraits and landscape paintings. Biography Heyerdahl was born in Smedjebacken, Swede ...

in Oslo (1896) and under Christoph Roth in Munich (1898–99) before she continued her studies in Paris. She completed her education in Italy in 1905. Vera Rasmussen, "Tupsy Clement"
Kunstindekx Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

Biography

Tupsy Clement had a broad artistic background before she met the Danish painter G.F. Clement. The couple married in Rome in 1902 and thereafter settled in Denmark. In addition to portraits, Tupsy painted flowers, exteriors and landscapes. Among her best paintings were those she completed in

where she spent her summers with her husband every year from 1908 to 1920, often in the company of

Laurits Tuxen Laurits Regner Tuxen (9 December 1853 – 21 November 1927) was a Danish painter and sculptor specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters. He was the first head of Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, an art school ...

and

Viggo Johansen Viggo Johansen (3 January 1851 – 18 December 1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. Early life an ...

. Her painting ''Two girls playing at Skagen Beach'' was once owned by

King Christian X Christian X ( da, Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rath ...

who spent his summers at Klitgaarden in Skagen."1339/25: Martha Caroline (Tupsy) Clement: Two girls playing at Skagen Beach. Signed. 50 x 66 cm. Earlier in Christian X's ownership, Klitgaarden"
Bruun Rasmussen. Retrieved 29 October 2013. Many of her works show her husband's influence but her depiction of sunlight in her landscapes also appears to inspired by

Theodor Philipsen Theodor Esbern Philipsen (10 June 18403 March 1920) was a Danish painter of Jewish ancestry; known for landscapes and animal portraits. He also did small figures in wax and clay. Biography Theodor Philipsen was born at Copenhagen to a cultured me ...

. From 1920, the couple spent most of their summers in Italy."G.F. Clement"
''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon''. Retrieved 28 October 2013. G.F. Clement died in 1933 and Tupsy in 1959.Vera Rasmussen, "G.F. Clement"
''Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon''. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

References

External links

Two of Tupsy Clement's paintings owned by Joan Schersat Mikkelsen

Joan Schersat Mikkelsen's article on Ella Heide
presents

Johannes Wilhjelm Johannes Martin Fasting Wilhjelm (7 January 1868 – 22 December 1938) was a Danish painter. Strongly influenced by Kristian Zahrtmann, he painted bright, colourful landscapes while travelling in Italy. His works also include religious painting ...

's painting ''Malerinder på Skagen'' (1912) in which Tupsy Clement is shown painting in Skagen {{DEFAULTSORT:Clement, Tupsy 1871 births 1933 deaths 19th-century Norwegian painters 20th-century Norwegian painters Skagen Painters People from Trondheim Norwegian women painters 19th-century Norwegian women artists 20th-century Norwegian women artists