Bøger af Camilla Klitgaard Laursen

Viggo Johansen (1851–1935) was a distinctive figure among the Skagenpainters, renowned in his own time and still dazzlingly brilliant and relevant to modern-day eyes. Even so, he has not been canonised to the same degree as some of his contemporaries: Peder Severin Krøyer, Anna Ancher, Michael Ancher, and other luminaries of late nineteenth-century Danish art.Johansen pushed the boundaries for what was considered appropriate subject matter in art, delving deep into intimate domestic life. He often portrayed the everyday chores of his wife, Martha Johansen, centred on their six children, or the couple’s dinner parties in lamp-lit rooms. When he raised his gaze from hearth and home, he often turned to the marginsand overlooked aspects of life, as seen in his empty landscapes of Skagen or Dragør. With his beautiful, intimate and densely atmospheric scenes, Viggo Johansen significantly contributed to the development of modern painting.

Viggo Johansen (1851-1935) var en særlig skagensmaler. Berømt på sin egen tid og stadig virtuos og aktuel, når øjnene hviler på ham i dag. Imidlertid er han ikke i eftertiden blevet kanoniseret i samme grad som dem, han malede i nærheden af: P.S. Krøyer, Anna Ancher, Michael Ancher og resten af dansk kunsts absolutte top i slutningen af 1800-tallet.Viggo Johansen udfordrede de kunstneriske grænser for, hvad man kunne tillade sig at skildre fra livet inden for hjemmets fire vægge. Ofte afbildede han hverdagens gøremål med hustruen Marthas arbejde, centreret om hjemmets seks børn, eller parrets selskabelige middage i lampeoplyste stuer. Når han vendte blikket væk fra hjemmet, rettede han gerne opmærksomheden mod bagsiderne og udkanten i sine mennesketomme landskaber fra Skagen eller Dragør. Med sine smukke, intime og stemningsfulde motiver bidrog Viggo Johansen til udviklingen af det moderne maleri.