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

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 (1944–2025)
  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • Peter Hansen (1868–1928)
  • Otto Haslund (1842–1917)
  • Arne Haugen Sørensen (born 1932)
  • Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (1912–1999)
  • Henry Heerup (1907–1993)
  • (born 1964)
  • (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

  • Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921)
  • Egill Jacobsen (1910–1998)
  • Georg Jacobsen (1887–1976)
  • Robert Jacobsen (1912–1993)
  • Ville Jais-Nielsen (1885–1949)

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  • Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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&ndash;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&ndash;1886)
  • Marie Luplau (1848&ndash;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)
  • Valdemar Nielsen (1894-1970)
  • Thorvald Niss (1842–1905)

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  • Emil Normann (1798–1881)
  • Ernestine Nyrop (1888–1975)

O

  • Henrik Olrik (1830–1890)
  • John Olsen (1938–2019)
  • 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)

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  • Vilhelm Pedersen (1820&ndash;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)

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  • 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&ndash;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 (?&ndash;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

References