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Soren Emil Carlsen (October 19, 1853 – January 2, 1932, New York City, U.S.〔''Connecticut and American Impressionism'' , Exhibition Catalog, p. 154, entry on Carlsen.〕) was an American Impressionist painter who emigrated to the United States from Denmark.〔Wortsman-Rowe Catalog, preface〕 He became known for his still lifes and while by some he has been described as "The American Chardin" he was in fact a far more sensitive aesthetically oriented artist. In an era when many artists succumbed to the pressure resulting from The Armory Show to follow modernistic "developments" Carlsen remained faithful to his inborn aesthetic sense continuing to create at an extremely high qualitative level. It is not a stretch to view him as one of the truly great American artists of the twentieth century. Later in his career Carlsen expanded his range of subjects and becoming known for landscapes and marines as well.〔Dayton Art Institute Catalog, p. 82〕 During his long career he won many of the most important honors in American art and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Design. For more than forty years he was also a respected teacher in Chicago, San Francisco and New York. ==Early career== Emil Carlsen was born and raised in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. He came from an artistic family, his mother painted,〔Newlin Price, "Emil Carlsen: Painter, Teacher", ''International Studio'', July 1922, p. 301〕 and by some accounts, his cousin, who was an influence on him later became the director of the Danish Royal Academy〔Gerdts, ''Painters of the Humble Truth'', p. 228 and Price disagree on whether this was his brother or cousin, but Price's account came from Carlsen himself.〕 He studied architecture at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen for four years and then emigrated to the United States in 1872, settling in Chicago, United States. Interested in art, he first worked as an architect's assistant and studied with the Danish marine artist Lauritz Holst. However, Holst returned to Denmark, leaving his studio to Carlsen.〔''Connecticut Impressionism'' Catalog〕 He made rapid progress and was appointed the first teacher of drawing and painting at the Chicago Academy of Design,〔It is often incorrectly stated that Carlsen taught at the Art Institute, but the Chicago Academy of Design was founded in 1866, modeled after the NAD in New York, only in 1882 did the name change to the familiar A.I.C. See Wikipedia entry on the Art Institute.〕 Carlsen sought more training and embarked for Paris in 1875, where he came under the influence of the French still life painter Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin.〔Morseburg's Carlsen Introduction〕 When he returned to the United States, he set up a studio in New York and began to painted tonalist still lifes that were somewhat reminiscent of those of Chardin. However, selling work was still a struggle. After moving to Boston he had a short period of good sales. He returned to New York and again struggled to sell his paintings. In 1879 he held an auction to help ease his financial situation but ended up selling only a few paintings. This compelled him to give up his studio and take up engraving with which he found some success despite his frustration at not being able to paint full-time.〔F. Newlyn Price, ''Emil Carlsen: Painter Teacher'', ''International Studio'', July, 1922, 300-301〕 These often depicted copper pans, game, or flowers. The acceptance of a still life in the exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1883 was the first noteworthy event in his career. In 1884 he returned to Europe, painting commissions of floral still lifes for the dealer, Theron J. Blakeslee, to support his studies. Eventually he turned his back on the demand for pretty flowers.〔Gerdts, p. 228〕 In 1885 Carlsen had two works accepted for the Paris Salon. Returning to New York he opened a studio on 57th Street. However, finding that it was still difficult to sell paintings he moved to San Francisco〔Price, Emil Carlsen,p. 301〕 where between 1887 and 1889 he held a position as director of the California School of Design. He became friends with Arthur Mathews, who taught at the School of Design and was the leading figure in the Bay Area Arts and Crafts Movement.〔Richard Boyle, ''American Impressionism,'' p. 136-137〕 He then moved on to teach privately at the San Francisco Art Students until 1891. During those years he influenced a number of young students, among them Guy Rose, a Southern California painter who would become a leading Giverny Impressionist.〔Jeffrey Morseburg, ''Emil Carlsen.com''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emil Carlsen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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