Anna Maria (Anne Marie) Lütken (1916–2001) was a Danish painter who is remembered above all for her distinctive

figure painting A figure painting is a work of fine art in any of the Painting#Painting media, painting media with the primary subject being the human figure, whether clothed or Nude (art), nude. Figure painting may also refer to the activity of creating such ...

s, frequently based on her mother, her grandmother or herself as models. She also painted scenes of nature, including landscapes from

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in the north of

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. In 2008, her works were presented together with those of Agnete Bjerre in an exhibition at

Vrå Vrå is a railway town in Hjørring Municipality, Hjørring Municipalities of Denmark, municipality, Denmark. It was the former municipal seat of the abolished Løkken-Vrå municipality. As of 1 January 2025, Vrå has a population of 2,681. His ...

where she was a member of the cultural association from 1956.

Biography

Born on 29 September 1916 in Årby near

Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025),Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () 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 Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

under

Vilhelm Lundstrøm Vilhelm Lundstrøm (26 May 1893 – 9 May 1950) was a Danish modernist painter. He was a central figure in early Danish experimental art and introduced French cubism to Denmark. Biography Vilhelm Henry Lundstrøm was born in Copenhagen, Den ...

Kræsten Iversen Kristen "Kræsten" Iversen (, 26 January 1886 - 9 August 1955) was a Danish artist who is remembered both for his paintings and his painted glass windows. He was a member of the Bornholm school of painters and a professor at the Royal Danish Aca ...

and

Elof Risebye Elof Christian Risebye (3 April 1892 – 11 July 1961) was a Danish painter. He became known as the "painter of grief" (''sorgens maler'') for his paintings of coffins and corpses in the 1930s. Biography Born in the Frederiksberg district of Co ...

, graduating in 1955. While still studying, she exhibited her works from 1951, contributing to the

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

s (1953–1975) and Vrå exhibitions (1953–1984), and to many other shows. From her début in 1951, Lütken developed her monumental figure style, becoming a distinctive contributor to Danish painting. She frequently used her mother and grandmother as models, her female figures extending over most of the painting surface. Her figures are usually combined with details such as the side of a chair leg or a table top, resulting in their appearance as part of a spatial whole. In her well balanced compositions, dark brown, green and greyish black areas form contrasts with a few much brighter areas. In her most successful works, the figures present stunning expressions of human existence. In 2008, her works were presented together with those of Agnete Bjerre in an exhibition at

. She had grown up in

and had been a member of the cultural association in Vrå from 1956. Anne Marie Lütken died on 10 August 2001 and is buried in

Hellerup Cemetery Hellerup Cemetery ( Danish: Gellerup Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Hellerup in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on Bernstorffsvej and was inaugurated on 4 February 1912. The cemetery serves Gentofte Municipality and the no ...

References

External links

Artworks by Anne Marie Lütken from Kunstindeks Danmark
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutken, Anne Marie 1916 births 2001 deaths People from Kalundborg 20th-century Danish painters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal 20th-century Danish women painters