Emil Carlsen : conscious painting

Emil Carlsen : conscious paintingToday, outside a small group of traditional painters, art historians and dealers, Danish American Impressionist Realist painter Sren Emile Carlsens (1848 1932) reputation is almost all but forgotten; an extreme contrast to the nearly rock star status he once held with the public and his peers during his lifetime. Carlsen was part of the circle of Americas best known painters including William Merritt Chase (1849 1916), Julian Alden Weir (1852 1919),

Today, outside a small group of traditional painters, art historians and dealers, Danish-American Impressionist/Realist painter S¿ren Emile CarlsenÕs (1848-1932) reputation is almost all but forgotten; an extreme contrast to the nearly Òrock starÓ status he once held with the public and his peers during his lifetime. Carlsen was part of the circle of AmericaÕs best known painters including William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), Childe Hassam (1859-1935), and John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902). At his height, CarlsenÕs paintings commanded the equivalent of as much as $50,000 per canvasÑin todayÕs moneyÑduring the early 20th-century. Perhaps, it was the DaneÕs loner demeanor or his obsessive focus on the making of art that aided to his lost reputation with the public. But, it is because of these traits that Carlsen has reached near hero status among todayÕs traditional painters and collectors.