Johanne Cathrine Krebs

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Johanne Cathrine Krebs
self-portrait, c. 1890
Born(1848-04-21)21 April 1848
Byrum, Denmark
Died1 April 1924(1924-04-01) (aged 75)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Known forPainting
Arrangement with roses and other flowers in vases

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. [1]

Biography

Krebs was born in Byrum, Denmark .[2] Her father was friends with the painters P. C. Skovgaard (1817–1875) and Johan Thomas Lundbye (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 Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi).[2] [3]

In early 1888 Krebs wrote an article for the Danish newspaper Politiken, stating that the existing, private Danish Women's Society's School for Women (Tegneskolen for Kvinders) was not a substitute for admitting women to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.[4] [5]

By late 1888 the Art Academy's Art School for Women (Kunstakademiets Kunstskole for Kvinder) opened, allowing women access to instruction at the Academy.[2] She and Augusta Dohlmann (1847-1914) were considered to have been the leaders in this movement. From 1888-1908, she held the position as the school's inspectorate. [5][6]

From 1880 through 1895, Krebs exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. From 1891 through 1924 she exhibited at the Free Exhibition (Den Frie Udstilling) of which she was a co-founder.[7] [2]

Krebs exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois[8], and in 1900 at the Exposition Universelle, where she received a bronze medal.[2]

She died in Copenhagen on 1 April 1924.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kirsten Olesen. "Johanne Krebs". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sørensen, Hanne Flohr. "Johanne Krebs (1848 - 1924)". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ Nina Dahlmann Olsen. "P. C. Skovgaard". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Jakob Ingemann Parby. "Tegneskolen for Kvinders". kulturarv.dk. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Madeline, Laurence (2017). Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900. Yale University Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0300223935.
  6. ^ Lisbet A. Lund. "Augusta Dohlmann (1847-1914)". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Bente Scavenius. "Den Frie Udstilling". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 6 August 2018.

External links

Media related to Johanne Krebs at Wikimedia Commons

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