List of Danish painters

This is a list of Danish painters who were born in or whose creative production is associated with Denmark:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Axel Aabrink (1887–1965)
• Jørgen Aabye (1868–1959)
• Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833–1895)
• Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809)
• Georg Achen (1860–1912)
• Else Alfelt (1910–1974)
• Peder Als (1725–1776)
• Peter Alsing Nielsen (1907–1985)
• Catherine Engelhart Amyot (1845–1926)
• Anna Ancher (1859–1935)
• Michael Ancher (1849–1927)
• Morten Andersen (born 1976)

B

• Carl Baagøe (1829–1902)
• Otto Bache (1839–1927)
• Carl Balsgaard (1812–1893)
• Emil Bærentzen (1799–1868)
• Mogens Ballin (1871–1914)
• Magdalene Bärens (1737–1808)
• Poul Anker Bech (1942–2009)
• Wilhelm Bendz (1804–1832)
• Albert Bertelsen (1921–2019)
• Ejler Bille (1910–2004)
• Jens Birkholm (1869–1915)
• Wilhelm Bissen (1836–1913)
• Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890)
• Lars Bo (1924–1999)
• Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009)
• Peter Brandes (born 1944)
• Hans Andersen Brendekilde (1857–1942)
• Victor Brockdorff (1911–1992)
• Laura Brun-Pedersen (1883–1961)
• Johan Jacob Bruun (1715–1789)
• Eva Louise Buus (born 1979)

C

• Emil Carlsen (1853–1932)
• Andreas Riis Carstensen (1844–1906)
• Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967)
• Johannes Carstensen (1924–2010)
• C.C.A. Christensen (1831–1912)
• Godfred Christensen (1845–1928)
• Poul Simon Christiansen (1855–1933)
• Franciska Clausen (1899–1986)
• Gad Frederik Clement (1867–1933)
• Janus la Cour (1837–1909)

D

• Carl Dahl (1812–1865)
• Christen Dalsgaard (1824–1907)
• Sven Dalsgaard (1914–1999)
• Inger Lut Debois (1931–2015), painter
• Heinrich Dohm (1875–1940)
• Anton Dorph (1831–1914)
• Bertha Dorph (1875–1960)
• Dankvart Dreyer (1816–1852)

E

• Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853)
• Heinrich Eddelien (1802–1852)
• Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827–1912)
• Ib Eisner (1925–2003)
• Harald Rudyard Engman (1903–1968)
• Julius Exner (1825–1910)

F

• Paul Gustave Fisher (1860–1934)
• Elna Fonnesbech-Sandberg (1892–1994)
• Johanna Marie Fosie (1726–1764)
• Wilhelm Freddie (1909–1995)
• Didrik Frisch (1836–1867)
• Cladius Detlev Fritzsch (1765–1841)
• Lorenz Frølich (1820–1908)
• Georg Mathias Fuchs (1719–1797)

G

• Paul Gadegaard (1920–1996)
• Johan Vilhelm Gertner (1818–1871)
• Ib Geertsen (1919–2009)
• Emily Gernild (born 1985)
• Albert Gottschalk (1866–1906)
• Vilhelm Groth (1842–1899)

H

• Erik Hagens (born 1940)
• Hans Jørgen Hammer (1815–1882)
• Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948)
• Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
• Constantin Hansen (1804–1880)
• Hans Hansen (1769–1828)
• Heinrich Hansen (painter) (1821–1890)
• Peter Hansen (1868–1928)
• Otto Haslund (1842–1917)
• Arne Haugen Sørensen (born 1932)
• Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (1912–1999)
• Henry Heerup (1907–1993)
• Malene Heerup (born 1964)
• Ole Heerup (1934–2016)
• Ella Heide (1871–1956)
• Einar Hein (1875–1931)
• Hanne Hellesen (1801–1844)
• Erik Henningsen (1855–1930)
• Frants Henningsen (1850–1908)
• Marie Henriques (1866–1944)
• Sally Henriques (1815–1886)
• Carsten Henrichsen (1824–1897)
• Søren Hjorth Nielsen (1901–1983)
• Niels Peter Holbech (1804–1889)
• Johannes Holbek (1872–1903)
• Christian Holm (1804–1846)
• Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm (1803–1861)
• Paul Høm (1905–1994)
• Christian Horneman (1765–1844)
• Johannes Holt-Iversen (born 1989)
• Sophie Holten (1858–1930), painter
• Suzette Holten (1863–1937), painter, ceramist
• Oluf Høst (1884–1966)
• Bizzie Høyer (1888–1971)
• Cornelius Høyer (1741–1804)
• Knud Hvidberg (1927–1986)
• Ejnar Hansen (painter) (1884–1965)

I

• Peter Ilsted (1861–1933)
• Valdemar Irminger (1850–1938)
• Victor Isbrand (1897–1989)

J

• Egill Jacobsen (1910–1998)
• Georg Jacobsen (1887–1976)
• Robert Jacobsen (1912–1993)
• Ville Jais-Nielsen (1885–1949)
• Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972)
• Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870)
• Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856)
• Karl Jensen (1851–1933)
• Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819–1881)
• Harald Jerichau (1851–1878)
• August Jerndorff (1846–1906)
• Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917)
• Svend Johansen (1890–1970)
• Asger Jorn (1914–1973)
• Jens Juel (1745–1802)

K

• Ludvig Kabell (1853–1902)
• F.C. Kiærskou (1805–1891)
• Anton Eduard Kieldrup (1826–1869)
• [[Peter Nielsen Klitz]] (1874–1955)
• Helvig Kinch (1872–1956)
• Per Kirkeby (1938–2018)
• Kirsten Kjær (1893–1985)
• Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899–1985)
• Jesper Knudsen (born 1964)
• Christen Købke (1810–1848)
• Elise Konstantin-Hansen (1858–1946)
• John Kørner (born 1967)
• Hendrick Krock (1671–1738)
• Christian Krogh (1852–1925)
• Pietro Krohn (1840–1905)
• Marie Krøyer (1867–1940)
• Peder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909)
• Albert Küchler (1803–1886)
• Michael Kvium (born 1955)
• Vilhelm Kyhn (1819–1903)

L

• Alhed Larsen (1872–1927)
• Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859)
• Johannes Larsen (1867–1961)
• Freddie A. Lerche (born 1937)
• Harald Leth (1899–1986)
• Georg Emil Libert (1820–1908)
• Christian August Lorentzen (1746–1828)
• Christine Løvmand (1803–1872)
• Jens Lund (1871–1924)
• J. L. Lund (1777–1867)
• Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818–1848)
• Anders Christian Lunde (1809–1886)
• Marie Luplau (1848–1925)
• Anne Marie Lütken (1916–2001)
• Julie Lütken (1788–1816)

M

• Niels Macholm (1915–1997)
• Ernst Mahler (1797–1861)
• Lise Malinovsky (born 1957)
• Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911–1984)
• Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873)
• Anton Melbye (1818–1875)
• Fritz Melbye (1826–1869)
• Vilhelm Melbye (1824–1882)
• Albert Mertz (1920–1990)
• Ernst Meyer (1797–1861)
• Jens Peter Møller (1783–1854)
• Mogens Møller (1934–2021)
• Valdemar Schønheyder Møller (1864–1905)
• David Monies (1812–1894)
• Christian Mølsted (1862–1930)
• Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859–1941)
• Richard Mortensen (1910–1993)
• Adam August Müller (1811–1844)
• Emilie Mundt (1842–1922)

N

• Elisabeth Neckelmann (1884–1956)
• Hermania Neergaard (1799–1875)
• Rasmus Nellemann (1923–2004)
• Arthur Nielsen (1883–1946)
• Ejnar Nielsen (1872–1956)
• Jais Nielsen (1885–1961)
• Thorvald Niss (1842–1905)
• Emil Normann (1798–1881)
• Ernestine Nyrop (1888–1975)

O

• Henrik Olrik (1830–1890)
• John Olsen (born 1938)
• Erik Ortvad (1917–2008)
• Ovartaci (1894 – 1985)

P

• Vilhelm Pacht (1843–1912)
• Erik Pauelsen (1749–1790)
• Julius Paulsen (1860–1940)
• Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007)
• Sophie Pedersen (1885–1850)
• Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859)
• Anna Petersen (1845–1910)
• Edvard Petersen (1841–1911)
• Leif Sylvester Petersen (born 1940)
• Vilhelm Petersen (1812–1880)
• Fritz Petzholdt (1805–1838)
• Theodor Philipsen (1840–1920)
• Lars Physant (born 1957)
• Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
• Gudrun Poulsen (1918–1999)
• Bolette Puggaard (1798–1847)

R

• Pia Ranslet (born 1956)
• Tal R (born 1967)
• Erik Raadal (1905–1941)
• Johannes Rach (1720–1783)
• Carl Rasmussen (1841–1893)
• Louise Ravn-Hansen (1849–1909)
• Jytte Rex (born 1942)
• L.A. Ring (1854–1933)
• Elof Risebye (1892–1961)
• Jørgen Roed (1808–1888)
• Johan Rohde (1856–1935)
• Martinus Rørbye (1803–1848)
• Vilhelm Rosenstand (1838–1915)
• Godtfred Rump (1816–1880)

S

• August Schiøtt (1823–1895)
• Alfred Schmidt (1858–1938)
• Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838–1867)
• Peter Alfred Schou (1844–1914)
• Ole Schwalbe (1929–1990)
• Carl Christian Seydewitz (1777–1857)
• Herman Siegumfeldt (1833–1912)
• Alfred Simonsen (1906–1935)
• Niels Simonsen (1807–1885)
• Joakim Skovgaard (1856–1933)
• Niels Skovgaard (1858–1938)
• P.C. Skovgaard (1817–1875)
• Agnes Slott-Møller (1862–1937)
• Harald Slott-Møller (1864–1937)
• Frederik Sødring (1809–1862)
• Jens Søndergaard (1895–1957)
• Jørgen Sonne (1801–1890)
• Carl Frederik Sørensen (1818–1879)
• Ole Sporring (born 1941)
• Niels Larsen Stevns (1864–1941)
• Christine Swane (1876–1960)
• Sigurd Swane (1879–1973)
• Anna Syberg (1870–1914)
• Ernst Syberg (1906–1981)
• Fritz Syberg (1862–1939)

T

• Carl Thomsen (1847–1912)
• Reinhold Timm (?–1639)
• Peter Tom-Petersen (1861–1926)
• Holger Topp-Pedersen (1868–1938)
• Kurt Trampedach (1943–2013)
• Eleonora Tscherning (1817–1890)
• Laurits Tuxen (1853–1927)
• Nicoline Tuxen (1853–1927)

V

• Herman Vedel (1875–1948)

W

• Olga Wagner (1873–1963)
• Bertha Wegmann (1847–1926)
• Edvard Weie (1879–1943)
• Friedrich Bernhard Westphal (1803–1844)
• Johannes Wilhjelm (1868–1938)
• Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1863–1958)
• Svend Wiig Hansen (1922–1997)
• Bjørn Wiinblad (1918–2006)
• Abraham Wuchters (1608–1682)

Z

• Christian Zacho (1843–1913)
• Kristian Zahrtmann (1843–1917)
• Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716–1777)

See also

• Danish art
• List of Danes
• List of lists of painters by nationality