#decembristerne

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Anna Klindt Sørensen (August 9, 1899 - 1985) was a Danish artist who attended Kunstskolen for Kvinder at the Royal Academy but quit in protest over an appointment of a new professor. She instead finished her education in Paris at various academies, including those of Fernand Léger and André Lhote.

Klindt Sørensen was an Expressionist, and a member of Decembristerne from 1942. She specialized in portraits and monumental landscape paintings inspired by Southern Europe. She campaigned eagerly for equality for women artists and wanted to create a women’s art museum in her villa in Ry - but failed...

Above, a view from her villa: Enghavevej i Ry - udsigt til genboen, 1959-1961 - oil on canvas (Anna Klindt Sørensens Fond)

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Anna Klindt Sørensen (August 9, 1899 - 1985) was a Danish artist who attended Kunstskolen for Kvinder at the Royal Academy but quit in protest over an appointment of a new professor. She instead finished her education in Paris at various academies, including those of Fernand Léger and André Lhote.

Klindt Sørensen was an Expressionist, specializing in portraits and monumental landscape paintings inspired by Southern Europe. She campaigned eagerly for equality for women artists and wanted to create a women's art museum in her villa in Ry - but failed. She was a member of Decembristerne from 1942.

Above: Portræt af Moder, 1959 - oil on canvas (SMK)

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Henry Heerup (Nov. 4, 1907 - 1993) was a Danish artist who worked in a multitude of materials and media, including stone sculptures, trash and objets trouvées installations, lino-cuts, oil painting, posters, garden gnome figurines, etc., etc.

Heerup was trained at the Danish Royal Academy but quickly joined the CoBrA group and did illustration work for journals such as Hvedekorn and Helhesten. He exhibited widely in Denmark (from 1951 with the Decembrists) and abroad, including three separate occasions at the Venice Biennale.

Above, a color print: Skraldevognen/The Dust Cart, 1943

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Knud Odde (65 today) is a Danish musician, songwriter and artist.

After many years as bassist in the punk bank Sods, and its post-punk incarnation Sort Sol, where he also wrote songs, he quit the band in 2001.

He still records and releases music, but mainly he has grown into a significant artist. He is a member of the artists’ association Decembristerne.

Here is a canvas of his, titled Kogler II, oil on canvas, 2006