Oct 9, 2020
Bohemian author and painter Holger Drachmann was born Oct. 9, 1846 - 1908. Associated with Skagen since 1872, Drachmann chose to be interred up there after his death. His painter colleague P.S. Krøyer designed his vault…
Drachmann was ever prolific - in matters literary, artistic and esp. the area of muses. As an intellectual he was central to the so-called ‘Modern Break-through’ in Danish thinking (1870-1890) along with Brandes and many others…
Here is one of his Skagen canvases:
En vraghytte på Skagen strand, 1872, Skagens Kunstmuseer.