THE SUBLIME LANDSCAPE 19 th century’s painters in the Silkeborg area

07 May - 28 Aug 2011

Art historical exhibition, presenting around 70 paintings dated 1850-1920. The overall focus is on how the landscapes in the area of mountain Himmelbjerget and Silkeborg were appearing and being perceived during the first 75 years of the life of the steamboat Hjejlen in this Lake District in the middle of Jutland. Well know as well as forgotten Danish artists as Otto Bache, Pauline Thomsen, L.A. Ring, Godfred Christensen, Dankvart Dreyer, Vilhelm Kyhn, Harald Foss, Janus La Cour, Hans Smidth, Louis Gurlitt and others are represented in this exhibition. Curator: Palle Kousgaard.