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Emil Carlsen

(Copenhagen, Denmark, 1853 - 1932)

Rhages Jar

c. 1880 - 1900

Oil on canvas

23 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (59.7 x 42.7 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Stella B. Hall in memory of her husband, William Curtis Hall, Jr.

1991.133

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As an instructor at the National Academy of Design, Carlsen was a staunch advocate of the Still-life genre. His statement that "...a two penny bunch of violets in an earthenware jug may make a great work of art, if seen through a temperament: suggested his belief that by combining technical skill and personal vision, an artist could transform the humblest of objects.

Keywords
American
Vase
Flowers
Painting
Still Life