Peder Severin Krøyer

✶July 23, 1851

†November 21, 1909

2 candles burning, 3 lit in all

About their life

Peder Severin Krøyer, also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Norwegian-Danish painter who was a member of the Skagen Painters. Born in Norway, he grew up in Copenhagen under the care of his aunt and his uncle, zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer. His works are among the most expensive Danish paintings to be sold at auction, several having achieved prices of over one million Danish kroner.

Danish painter (1851–1909)

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