Peder Severin Kroyer (23 July 1851 - 21 November 1909), known as P.S. Krøyer, was a Norwegian-Danish painter. He is one of the best known and beloved, and undeniably the most colorful of the Skagen Painters, a community of Danish and Nordic artists who lived, gathered or worked in Skagen, Denmark, especially during the final decades of the 19th century. Krøyer was the unofficial leader of the group.
Saint John s Bonfire on the Beach at the Skaw (nn02) 1906
Oil on canvas,59 1/16 x 101 3/16''
Skagens Museum/The Skaw Museum,Denmark
Painting ID:: 23160
Summer Evening on the Skagen Beach The Artist and hs Wife (nn02) 1899
Oil on canvas,53 1/8 x 73 5/8'' The Hirschsprung Collection,Copenhagen
Painting ID:: 23163
Peder_Severin_Kroyer (23 July 1851 - 21 November 1909), known as P.S. Krøyer, was a Norwegian-Danish painter. He is one of the best known and beloved, and undeniably the most colorful of the Skagen Painters, a community of Danish and Nordic artists who lived, gathered or worked in Skagen, Denmark, especially during the final decades of the 19th century. Krøyer was the unofficial leader of the group.