Agnes Slott-Møller
Agnes Slott-Møller, born Agnes Rambusch on 10 June 1862 in Copenhagen, was a Danish Symbolist painter known for works inspired by Danish history and folklore. Her husband was the painter Harald Slott-Møller.
Her father, Jacob Rambusch, was a navy officer. As a child, Agnes loved Illustreret Danmarkshistorie for Folket, a Danish history book with drawings by Lorenz Frølich. She began art studies in 1878 at the Industrial Art School for Women, graduating in 1885. She later studied with P.S. Krøyer and then with Harald Slott-Møller, whom she married in 1888 and with whom she toured Italy.
In 1891, Agnes and Harald helped their friend Johan Rohde establish Den Frie Udstilling, an artists’ association. She had her first daughter in 1893; a second daughter, born in 1901, died in infancy.
In 1894 she won a competition to decorate Copenhagen City Hall, which would be her only official commission. After disagreements at Den Frie, she resumed showing at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1904. In 1907 a feud with the Funen Painters, known as Bondemalerstriden, led to further isolation from the main art scene.
She also wrote about Danish medieval history and nationalism, giving lectures and articles. She published Nationale Værdier (National Values) in 1917 and Folkevise Billeder (Folk Images) in 1923. In 1932 she received the Ingenio et arti medal. Agnes Slott-Møller died on 11 June 1937 in Løgismose, Assens Municipality, aged 75.
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