VIGGO PEDERSEN
Danish 1854-1926

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Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) 'Harvest Workers in the Field'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Harvest Workers in the Field
oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and dated lower right "Viggo Pedersen, Skamstrup 30/7 1885"
Provenance: Collection of GA Hagemann, Denmark
The Danish industrialist Gustav Adolph Hagemann (1842-1916) was chief techinical officer from 1872-97 of the Danish Sugar Factories, then served as chairman of the board until 1916. He founded the G.A. Hagemanns Kollegium (College Dorm) where he served as rector. He owned several sugar plantations on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies.
Size: 12 ¼ h x 21 ¼ w in (with frame 19 ¾ h x 27 w in)
J20969

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) 'Winter Evening Frost at Karlsberg Gable 1908'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Winter Evening Frost at Karlsberg Gable 1908
oil on panel, signed and dated lower left "Viggo Pedersen 1908"
On label on reverse: “Vinteraften ved Gavlen. Frost Karlsberg 1908 Sqnuqmane(?) 25 x 29 3/4 Viggo Pedersen"
Exhibited: Den Frie Kunstudstilling 1908 no. 229.
Size in inches: 26.5 h x 31 w
J20316

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926), 'Sunny Winter Day at Carlsberg, Hillerod'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)
Sunny Winter Day at Carlsberg, Hillerod
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Viggo Pedersen"
Size: 21.25 h x 33 w in (with frame 30.25 h x 42 w in)
J20294

Born in Copenhagen in 1854, Viggo Pedersen attended the Royal Danish Academy from 1871-1878 and followed the ‘plein air’ trend of Danish landscape painting in the 1880s. During his travels throughout Europe, he was influenced by the Barbizon School and its Romanticist depictions of peasant life in nature. He exhibited widely including with the Danish Royal Academy and the Free Exhibition founded by the Danish Artist’s Association, and is represented in major museums throughout Scandinavia.

Carlsberg House (or Karlsberg House), formerly known as the Fishing Master's House, is located on Københavnsvej at the southeastern entrance to Hillerød, Denmark. The history of the property traces back to 1628 when Christian IV presented three bogs in the vicinity of Hillerød to castle clerk Johan Bøgvad, who intended on turning them into fishing ponds. One of these was located close to where Carlsberg stands today. The property changed hands several times, many of the owners being royal fishing masters and therefore the house became known as the Fishing Master’s House. The two current buildings were constructed in the 1750s and during the coronation of Frederick V at Frederiksborg Castle on September 4, 1848, high ranking guests stayed in private homes across the town, with the Duke of Glücksburg and his entourage staying in the Fishing Master’s House.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house was let out to a number of artists and an atelier was installed in each end. Viggo Pedersen lived with his family in one of the two dwellings from 1898 to 1911 and enjoyed using the house and courtyard as a subject in many of his paintings. In his youth Pedersen studied under P.C. Skovgaard, belonged to his social circles, and was decisively influenced by close contact with his teacher. P.C. Skovgaard’s son Niels Skovgaard was a tenant at Carlsberg from 1900 to 1916.

In 1949 the building was added to the Danish registry of protected buildings and places and the nearby Carlsbergvej Road is named after the property.

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) ‘The Sheep Are Gathered Together’

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

The Sheep Are Gathered Together
oil on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed lower right "Viggo Pedersen Roma 1883", titled on label on stretcher: "The sheep are gathered together…at night to…the Roman Campagne/Viggo Pedersen"

Viggo Pedersen was in Sora in Italy in 1883–84, and he exhibited several works with motifs of sheep and shepherds from the landscape around Sora at Charlottenborg 1884 no. 260–265.
Size: 24.5 x 45 ¾ in
J20025

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) 'Under the Chestnut Tree'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Under the Chestnut Tree
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Kamstrup d. 4. september 1880 - Viggo Pedersen" lable on reverse Otto Lemming
Size: 12 ¾ x 17 ½ in (with frame 20 ¾ x 25 ¾ in)
J17917

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) 'Two Ladies Drinking Tea'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Two Ladies Drinking Tea
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Viggo Pedersen"
Size: 20 x 21 ¾ in (with frame 30 x 31 ½ in)
J18747

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Viggo Pedersen (Danish, 1854-1926) 'Man Walking Along the Road in a Snow-Covered Village'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish, 1854-1926)

Man Walking Along the Road in a Snow-Covered Village

oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Viggo Pedersen 1886"

Size in inches: 25.25 h x 34.75 w (with frame: 35.25 h x 45 w)

J20516

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) 'Elisabeth and Johannes in the Garden of the Family Villa Karlsberg'

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Elisabeth and Johannes in the Garden of the Family Villa Karlsberg
Oil on panel, signed lower right "Viggo Pedersen"
Size in inches: 14 h x 24 w
J20320

This painting depicts the artist's first wife Elisabeth with their youngest son Johannes in the garden at the family estate Karlsberg.

Karlsberg House, formerly known as the Fishing Master's House, is located on Københavnsvej at the southeastern entrance to Hillerød, Denmark. The history of the property traces back to 1628 when Christian IV presented three bogs in the vicinity of Hillerød to castle clerk Johan Bøgvad, who intended on turning them into fishing ponds. One of these was located close to where Carlsberg stands today. The property changed hands several times, many of the owners being royal fishing masters and therefore the house became known as the Fishing Master’s House. The two current buildings were constructed in the 1750’s and during the coronation of Frederick V at Frederiksborg Castle on September 4, 1848, high ranking guests stayed in private homes across the town, with the Duke of Glücksburg and his entourage staying in the Fishing Master’s House.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house was let out to a number of artists and an atelier was installed in each end. The well-known artist Viggo Pedersen lived with his family in one of the two dwellings from 1898 to 1911 and enjoyed using the house and courtyard as a subject in many of his paintings. In his youth Pedersen studied under P.C. Skovgaard, belonged to his social circles, and was decisively influenced by close contact with his teacher. P.C. Skovgaard’s son Niels Skovgaard was a tenant at Carlsberg from 1900 to 1916. In 1949 the building was added to the Danish registry of protected buildings and places and the nearby Carlsbergvej Road is named after the property.

Certified by the artist's son, Stefan Viggo Pedersen, on the reverse (in Danish): “Painted by Viggo Pedersen: Motif from Karlsberg near Hillerød, c. 1903 [...]. My mother and my younger brother, organist Johannes V.P. I clearly remember when it was painted, and the work is typical of that period. Stefan Viggo Pedersen 21–10–1943".

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Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926) Summer Showers 1887

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Summer Showers 1887
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Viggo Pedersen 1887" "Summer Showers 1887" is a view of Ravnebjerg looking towards Vejrhoj, Skamstrup. It is a perfect example of the panoramic landscapes that Viggo Pedersen produced in the late 1880’s and early 1890’s, his best years.
Size: 34 ½ x 47 in
J7305

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Viggo Christien Frederik Wilhelm Pedersen was born in Copenhagen in 1854. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1871 to 1878. He began his artistic career as a traditional naturalist, following the ‘plein air’ trend of Danish landscape painting in the 1880s. His work was decisively influenced by close contact with the Danish artists P.C. Skovgaard and Janus La Cour. Under the influence of Skovgaard, Pedersen adopted bright colours, which he often used in his rendering of figures.

Pedersen made a number of study trips through France and Italy, including a trip to France in 1881, where he was influenced by the Barbizon school and its Romanticist depictions of peasant life in nature. He received an honourable mention at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889 and a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. He exhibited with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1908 and 1911, as well as Den Frie Udstilling (The Free Exhibition), a Danish artists' association founded in 1891 in protest against the admission requirements for the Academy.

Viggo Pedersen’s landscapes, genre scenes, and figure paintings are featured in the Statens Museum for Art, Copenhagen; the Hirschsprung Museum, Copenhagen; the National Museum, Oslo; the Kunstmuseum, Goteborg; the National Museum, Stockholm; and many others