Museum  September 3, 2020

Gauguin and His Circle in the Ordrupgaard Collection

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Author: chandra

This fall, the Ordrupgaard Collection, a treasure trove of important Impressionist paintings, is on rare view outside of Denmark. Currently showing at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Gauguin and the Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Ordrupgaard Collection, is one of the most impressive collections of Impressionism outside of France. Their estate and personal collection, now a state museum, is located outside of Copenhagen. While the museum undergoes a renovation, the stunning collection, which masterfully demonstrates the career development of influential Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin, in particular, has traveled to London.

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© Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen. Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Courbet painting of two deer leaping in the snow

Gustave Courbet, The Ruse, Roe Deer Hunting Episode (Franche-Comté), 1866. Oil on canvas. 97 x 130 cm.

Wilhelm and Henny Hansen, a wealthy Danish couple, began collecting late-nineteenth-century French art during World War I with the assistance of the art critic Théodore Duret. Their collection began with the artists that would have a profound influence on the impressionist movement, like Gustave Courbet.