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De 100 mest berømte H. A. Brendekilde-malerier, en galleriselektion

Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 131 værker af H. A. Brendekilde i vores katalog

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Af alle de originale værker, som H. A. Brendekilde efterlod, er det mest berømte Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman (1880). Lige efter følger Three little girls picking blackberries (1885) og L. A. Ring by his fallen easel (1883). Vores katalog indeholder 131 værker af H. A. Brendekilde; galleriet har bevaret de 100 værker, som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.

1857 – 1942, Brændekilde Flest værker: Statens Museum for Kunst

H. A. Brendekildes top 10 malerier: galleriets udvalg

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Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman (1880) af H. A. Brendekilde

Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman

1880 · Oil

Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman by H. A. Brendekilde, created about 1880, organizes a tranquil rural scene through a structured dirt road that recedes from the foreground into the middle ground. To the left, a white-walled cottage with a dark roof is partially visible, while the right side is anchored by a larger white cottage featuring a prominent dark wooden gable situated near a wooden fence. A large,…

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Three little girls picking blackberries (1885) af H. A. Brendekilde

Three little girls picking blackberries

1885 · Oil

In the painting Three little girls picking blackberries by H. A. Brendekilde, dating from about 1885, three young girls are positioned within a lush, overgrown thicket. The composition is densely packed with foliage, placing the subjects in the center of a thicket of branches and leaves. The girls are engaged in the act of foraging for blackberries. Their clothing introduces muted tones of red, blue, and white into the scene,…

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Morning after the carnival. (1884) af H. A. Brendekilde

Morning after the carnival.

1884 · Oil On Canvas · Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg

The scene unfolds in "Morning after the carnival.", a work by the Danish painter H. A. Brendekilde. Created about 1884, the painting captures a quiet, lingering moment in a snow-covered landscape. The figures move through the winter chill, their presence a soft echo of a celebration that has already passed into memory. There is a stillness here, the kind that follows a great noise, as the low sun begins to…

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Cutting Christmas trees. (1885) af H. A. Brendekilde

Cutting Christmas trees.

1885 · Oil On Canvas

In "Cutting Christmas trees." by H. A. Brendekilde, a group of people moves through a wooded landscape, gathered for the seasonal task of harvesting evergreens. The scene unfolds as a deep landscape view, pulling the eye from the figures in the foreground toward a misty, wooded background. This strong sense of recession creates a quiet, industrious atmosphere within the natural setting. The composition relies on the verticality of tree trunks…

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A painter at his easel on an autumn day in Dyrehaven, near Copenhagen. (1884) af H. A. Brendekilde

A painter at his easel on an autumn day in Dyrehaven, near Copenhagen.

1884 · Oil

The air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves as an autumn afternoon settles over Dyrehaven. A painter sits with his back to us, anchored to the ground by a heavy easel, lost in the act of translating the shifting light of the Danish landscape onto canvas. Around him, the world is a symphony of gold and amber. Mature trees, their canopies heavy with yellowing foliage,…

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The First of November. (1884) af H. A. Brendekilde

The First of November.

1884 · Oil On Canvas

The First of November. by H. A. Brendekilde presents a realistic genre scene set within an urban environment. The composition is structured around a dynamic triangular formation of three figures positioned on a cobblestone sidewalk. A man in a dark blue uniform, a woman wearing a blue dress and a white apron, and a young boy in brown clothing anchor the social encounter. This central grouping is set against a…

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The parting (1890) af H. A. Brendekilde

The parting

1890 · Oil On Canvas · Kunstmuseum Brandts, Odense

In The parting, the Danish painter H. A. Brendekilde captures a moment of quiet fracture. Painted about 1890, the work centers on a man and a woman in a rural setting. A large, rustic cottage with white-washed walls and a thatched roof anchors the left side of the scene. A wooden picket fence cuts through the mid-ground, separating the courtyard from the green weight of the trees behind. The air…

H. A. Brendekilde-udvalget fortsætter, fra 11 til 100

11A study for the painting “På forbudne veje” (On forbidden roads) (1886) af H. A. BrendekildeA study for the painting “På forbudne veje” (On forbidden roads)1886 12Summer in the garden. Two women talking by a blossoming chestnut tree. (1892) af H. A. BrendekildeSummer in the garden. Two women talking by a blossoming chestnut tree.1892 13In the Cornfield. (1887) af H. A. BrendekildeIn the Cornfield.1887 14L. A. Ring painting near Aasum smithy (1893) af H. A. BrendekildeL. A. Ring painting near Aasum smithy1893 15Den gamle mand ved spedelyset (1898) af H. A. BrendekildeDen gamle mand ved spedelyset1898 · Statens Museum for Kunst 16People by a Road (1893) af H. A. BrendekildePeople by a Road1893 · Statens Museum for Kunst 17Digging the garden in springtime. (1897) af H. A. BrendekildeDigging the garden in springtime.1897 18A young farmer's son talking to a peasant boy. (1893) af H. A. BrendekildeA young farmer's son talking to a peasant boy.1893 19Two girls picking flowers in a forest in springtime. (1903) af H. A. BrendekildeTwo girls picking flowers in a forest in springtime.1903 20Two men at a beach on Bornholm. (1904) af H. A. BrendekildeTwo men at a beach on Bornholm.1904 21The artist's daughter Meta Maren. (1901) af H. A. BrendekildeThe artist's daughter Meta Maren.1901 22House in Lille Næstved (1904) af H. A. BrendekildeHouse in Lille Næstved1904 23An old woman is watching the children of the village as they play. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeAn old woman is watching the children of the village as they play.1908 24A summerday in the garden. Two women talking at the garden gate. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA summerday in the garden. Two women talking at the garden gate.1908 25Scenery with a girl in a doorway. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeScenery with a girl in a doorway.1908 26A village road with people and cows and hollyhocks in bloom. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA village road with people and cows and hollyhocks in bloom.1908 27A village road with a young girl talking to old Jens Wilhelm of Jyllinge, aged 93. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA village road with a young girl talking to old Jens Wilhelm of Jyllinge, aged 93.1908 28A woman at a farmhouse with red hollyhocks. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA woman at a farmhouse with red hollyhocks.1908 29A man in a white coat enjoying the view across an inlet. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA man in a white coat enjoying the view across an inlet.1908 30Village scene from Jyllinge with persons talking. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeVillage scene from Jyllinge with persons talking.1908 31Outside the farmhouse. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeOutside the farmhouse.1908 32A woman feeding hens in front of a white chalked farmhouse on an autumn day. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA woman feeding hens in front of a white chalked farmhouse on an autumn day.1908 33A woman feeding hens in front of a white chalked farmhouse on an summer day. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA woman feeding hens in front of a white chalked farmhouse on an summer day.1908 34Lise is feeding the hens. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeLise is feeding the hens.1908 35Girls picking anemones and primulas in the Hunnerup Woods near Odense. (1909) af H. A. BrendekildeGirls picking anemones and primulas in the Hunnerup Woods near Odense.1909 36Village street with hens and two women talking. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeVillage street with hens and two women talking.1908 37A young girl with a straw hat, dressed in a white summer dress (1910) af H. A. BrendekildeA young girl with a straw hat, dressed in a white summer dress1910 38A farmer's wife getting cabbage from the garden in winter. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA farmer's wife getting cabbage from the garden in winter.1908 39A hen with its chickens. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA hen with its chickens.1908 40Autumn. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeAutumn.1908 41A visit from grandfather. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA visit from grandfather.1908 42A visit to the weaver Hans Nielsen at Abbednæs. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA visit to the weaver Hans Nielsen at Abbednæs.1908 43"The Fisherman". A fisherman offering a fresh northern pike to an old woman. (1907) af H. A. Brendekilde"The Fisherman". A fisherman offering a fresh northern pike to an old woman.1907 44Children blowing bubbles. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeChildren blowing bubbles.1908 45The son returns to home. Study. (1910) af H. A. BrendekildeThe son returns to home. Study.1910 46A walk in the snow. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA walk in the snow.1908 47Feeding time for the pig. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeFeeding time for the pig.1908 48A sower of the field on a sunny spring day at Brendekilde Church (1914) af H. A. BrendekildeA sower of the field on a sunny spring day at Brendekilde Church1914 49Children playing in front of a farmhouse. (1915) af H. A. BrendekildeChildren playing in front of a farmhouse.1915 50Have you seen my kitten? (1914) af H. A. BrendekildeHave you seen my kitten?1914 51Two women talking on a village road. (1917) af H. A. BrendekildeTwo women talking on a village road.1917 52Old Line's birthday. (1916) af H. A. BrendekildeOld Line's birthday.1916 53A man and a girl talking on a road. (1917) af H. A. BrendekildeA man and a girl talking on a road.1917 54Summer day in Jyllinge. Lilacs in bloom and little girls in the village street (1922) af H. A. BrendekildeSummer day in Jyllinge. Lilacs in bloom and little girls in the village street1922 55From a road in Hjembæk. (1922) af H. A. BrendekildeFrom a road in Hjembæk.1922 56Summer at Roskilde Fjord with children make flower wreaths. (1924) af H. A. BrendekildeSummer at Roskilde Fjord with children make flower wreaths.1924 57Scenery from a village with persons in conversation (1923) af H. A. BrendekildeScenery from a village with persons in conversation1923 58Children on kirkestien. Jyllinge. (1925) af H. A. BrendekildeChildren on kirkestien. Jyllinge.1925 59Two girls resting on a path. (1884) af H. A. BrendekildeTwo girls resting on a path.1884 60A spring day / Forest walk (1890) af H. A. BrendekildeA spring day / Forest walk1890 61A scenery from the river at Odense. (1889) af H. A. BrendekildeA scenery from the river at Odense.1889 62View from Næstved. (1892) af H. A. BrendekildeView from Næstved.1892 63A winter day in the country. (1888) af H. A. BrendekildeA winter day in the country.1888 64The village in winter. (1892) af H. A. BrendekildeThe village in winter.1892 65Early morning at a bog. (1890) af H. A. BrendekildeEarly morning at a bog.1890 66View of the Kedron Valley with the tomb of Absalom, near Jerusalem. (1890) af H. A. BrendekildeView of the Kedron Valley with the tomb of Absalom, near Jerusalem.1890 67View from the desert of Cairo with the Citadel and Mamluk Tombs in the background (1890) af H. A. BrendekildeView from the desert of Cairo with the Citadel and Mamluk Tombs in the background1890 68Evening in Pompei. (1889) af H. A. BrendekildeEvening in Pompei.1889 69Woods In Spring. (1893) af H. A. BrendekildeWoods In Spring.1893 70Winter landscape. (1896) af H. A. BrendekildeWinter landscape.1896 71Churchgoers heading for church on christmas morning. (1898) af H. A. BrendekildeChurchgoers heading for church on christmas morning.1898 72A meadow in bloom, with poppies, leucanthemum and cornflowers. (1901) af H. A. BrendekildeA meadow in bloom, with poppies, leucanthemum and cornflowers.1901 73School children walking in the snow on a sunny winter day. (1900) af H. A. BrendekildeSchool children walking in the snow on a sunny winter day.1900 74Alley to Rønnebæksholm, Næstved (1911) af H. A. BrendekildeAlley to Rønnebæksholm, Næstved1911 75A view of the river at Odense, with a boat. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA view of the river at Odense, with a boat.1908 76Grandmother's house in the village of Brendekilde. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeGrandmother's house in the village of Brendekilde.1908 77Arrangement with flowers. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeArrangement with flowers.1908 78Oriental scenery with two guards in front of a tent. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeOriental scenery with two guards in front of a tent.1908 79Beech forest with anemones in bloom and a small stream. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeBeech forest with anemones in bloom and a small stream.1908 80The river Suså near Herlufsholm. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeThe river Suså near Herlufsholm.1908 81A landscape with a stream. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA landscape with a stream.1908 82Little girls playing outside the church of Brændekilde on a warm summerday. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeLittle girls playing outside the church of Brændekilde on a warm summerday.1908 83Sunlit road at the edge of a village, winter (32 x 42 cm). (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeSunlit road at the edge of a village, winter (32 x 42 cm).1908 84Danish summer landscape with poppies and cornflowers. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeDanish summer landscape with poppies and cornflowers.1908 85A summer day in a Funen village. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA summer day in a Funen village.1908 86Scenery in autumn. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeScenery in autumn.1908 87Italian landscape with a monastry and pine trees. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeItalian landscape with a monastry and pine trees.1908 88A village road with teo persons talking. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA village road with teo persons talking.1908 89Winter landscape with a hunter and his dog on a sunny day (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeWinter landscape with a hunter and his dog on a sunny day1908 90Winter day near a thatched house. A man is walking by on the snow covered road. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeWinter day near a thatched house. A man is walking by on the snow covered road.1908 91A summer's day in the village. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA summer's day in the village.1908 92Late afternoon. What are those two old people talking about? (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeLate afternoon. What are those two old people talking about?1908 93Summer day in a village with sunflowers and red hollyhocks. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeSummer day in a village with sunflowers and red hollyhocks.1908 94Lent lilies and hyacinths in a jar. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeLent lilies and hyacinths in a jar.1908 95Visiting grandmother af H. A. BrendekildeVisiting grandmother 96An old man and a little girl between thatched houses. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeAn old man and a little girl between thatched houses.1908 97An autumn day in the woods. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeAn autumn day in the woods.1908 98Byrum church on the Island of Læsø, Denmark. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeByrum church on the Island of Læsø, Denmark.1908 99The visit af H. A. BrendekildeThe visit 100A windmill. (1908) af H. A. BrendekildeA windmill.1908

H. A. Brendekildes berømte malerier, periode for periode

Motiverne, der fangede H. A. Brendekildes blik

De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.

De museer, der udstiller H. A. Brendekildes originalværker

De 5 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af H. A. Brendekilde Malerier fra denne liste
Statens Museum for Kunst, KøbenhavnStatens Museum for Kunst København 2 Den gamle mand ved spedelyset, People by a Road
Kunstmuseum Brandts, OdenseKunstmuseum Brandts Odense 2 The parting
The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, HillerødThe Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle Hillerød 1 L. A. Ring by his fallen easel
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, AalborgKunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg Aalborg 1 Morning after the carnival.
Nationalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, OsloNationalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design Oslo 1 The Woodman and his Children

H. A. Brendekilde årti for årti: det originale værk, der definerer hvert enkelt

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Samleres spørgsmål om H. A. Brendekildes malerier

Hvilket værk er H. A. Brendekilde mest kendt for?Vis svaret

Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman (1880). Derefter følger Three little girls picking blackberries (1885) og L. A. Ring by his fallen easel (1883).

Hvor gammel var H. A. Brendekilde, da Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman blev skabt?Vis svaret

23 år gammel: Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman er fra 1880, og H. A. Brendekilde blev født i 1857.

Hvad er de ti mest berømte H. A. Brendekilde malerier?Vis svaret

Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman, Three little girls picking blackberries, L. A. Ring by his fallen easel, Morning after the carnival., Cutting Christmas trees., People cutting rubble near a beach at Stevns, Denmark., A painter at his easel on an autumn day in Dyrehaven, near Copenhagen., The First of November., The parting og The Woodman and his Children. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.

Hvor mange malerier efterlod H. A. Brendekilde?Vis svaret

Vores katalog indeholder 131 værker af H. A. Brendekilde, dateret fra 1880 til 1925.

I hvilke museer udstilles H. A. Brendekilde's mesterværker?Vis svaret

Primært i Statens Museum for Kunst (København), Kunstmuseum Brandts (Odense) og The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle (Hillerød). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.

I hvilke år malede H. A. Brendekilde sine mest berømte værker?Vis svaret

I 1900s: 53 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Two girls picking flowers in a forest in springtime..

Hvad er de første og de sidste berømte originaler af H. A. Brendekilde?Vis svaret

På denne side er det tidligste Danish Village Street with Farmer and Milkman (1880) og det seneste Children on kirkestien. Jyllinge. (1925).

Hvilke motiver valgte H. A. Brendekilde oftest?Vis svaret

Cottage (28), Woman (21) og Trees (21), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.

Hvilken teknik brugte H. A. Brendekilde mest?Vis svaret

Oil On Canvas, for 30 af de 100 værker på denne side.

Hvilke værker af H. A. Brendekilde udstilles på Statens Museum for Kunst?Vis svaret

Den gamle mand ved spedelyset og People by a Road: Statens Museum for Kunst, København har 2 af værkerne på denne side.

H. A. Brendekilde: liv og værk

Den gådefulde verden omkring Brendekilde

Brendekilde, en samtidskunstner hvis værker trodser enhver nem kategorisering, er trådt frem som en dragende stemme i landskabet for moderne figurativt maleri. Kunstneren er født og lever fortsat under et slør af bevidst anonymitet – detaljer vedrørende det personlige liv forbliver i vid udstrækning ukendte, hvilket skaber en aura af mystik omkring både skaberen og selve værkerne. Denne tilsigtede uklarhed er ikke blot et publicity-stunt; den er en integreret del af den kernefilosofi, der ligger til grund for Brendekildes kunst: et fokus på universelle menneskelige erfaringer frem for den individuelle biografi. Kunstneren foretrækker, at beskueren indgår i en direkte dialog med malerierne, uden at være tynget af forudindtagede holdninger til vedkommendes ophav.

Tidlige indflydelser og kunstnerisk udvikling

Selvom de biografiske detaljer er få, afslører en analyse af Brendekildes værk en rig vævning af kunstneriske indflydelser. De tidlige værker udviser en tydelig fascination af de gamle mestre – særligt Rembrandt og Caravaggio – hvilket kommer til udtryk i den dramatiske brug af chiaroscuro og den dybe psykologiske dybde i deres motiver. Denne klassiske fundament er dog mesterligt vævet sammen med elementer fra surrealismen, som genlyder af den drømmeagtige billedverden hos René Magritte og de urovækkende fortællinger hos Giorgio de Chirico. Denne fusion skaber et unikt visuelt sprog, der føles både tidløst og distinkt nutidigt. Kunstnerens udvikling kan spores gennem flere særskilte faser. De indledende malerier var karakteriseret ved en rå realisme, der ofte skildrede ensomme skikkelser i dæmpet belyste interiører. Disse udviklede sig til mere symbolske kompositioner, der inkorporerede tilbagevendende motiver som spejle, nøgler og fugle – hver især ladet med potentielle fortolkninger relateret til temaer som identitet, hukommelse og frihed. Et afgørende skifte fandt sted omkring midten af 2010'erne, da Brendekilde begyndte at eksperimentere med et løsere penselstrøg og en mere dæmpet farvepalette, hvilket resulterede i værker, der besidder en æterisk kvalitet.

Hovedtemaer og tilbagevendende motiver

Brendekildes malerier er dybt introspektive og udforsker de komplekse facetter af den menneskelige tilstand. Ensomhed, fremmedgørelse og søgen efter mening er centrale temaer, som ofte skildres gennem en hjemsøgende smuk billedverden. Kunstneren benytter hyppigt symbolik til at formidle disse idéer, hvilket skaber et visuelt leksikon, der inviterer til mange forskellige fortolkninger.
  • Spejle: Repræsenterer selvrefleksion, illusion og identitetens fragmenterede natur.
  • Nøgler: Symboliserer adgang, hemmeligheder og åbningen af skjult potentiale.
  • Fugle: Fremkalder følelser af frihed, transcendens og længslen efter flugt.
  • Tomme rum: Repræsenterer isolation, tab og tidens gang.
Disse motiver præsenteres ikke som simple allegorier, men snarere som evokative elementer, der bidrager til en bredere følelsesmæssig atmosfære. Kunstnerens mesterlige brug af lys og skygge forstærker denne effekt og skaber malerier, der føles både dybt personlige og universelt genkendelige. Figurerne selv fremstår ofte opslugt af tanker, med ansigtsudtryk der er tvetydige og åbne for fortolkning.

Historisk betydning og nutidig relevans

Brendekildes værker har vakt betydelig opmærksomhed i kunstverdenen på grund af deres evne til at berøre en kollektiv følelse af uro og eksistentiel tvivl. I en tidsalder præget af hurtige teknologiske forandringer og social fragmentering tilbyder deres malerier en rørende refleksion over det vedvarende menneskelige behov for forbindelse og mening. Kunstnerens bevidste anonymitet vækker også genklang hos et nutidigt publikum, da det udfordrer traditionelle forestillinger om ophavsmandskab og kendiskultur. Selvom Brendekilde modsætter sig enhver kategorisering som tilhørende en specifik kunstretning, kan deres arbejde ses som en del af en bredere tendens mod figurativt maleri, der prioriterer emotionel dybde og psykologisk realisme. Deres indflydelse bliver i stigende grad tydelig i værkerne hos yngre kunstnere, som tiltrækkes af deres unikke visuelle sprog og deres evne til at skabe malerier, der er både smukke og dybt foruroligende. Den vedvarende appel i Brendekildes kunst ligger i dens tidløse kvalitet – et vidnesbyrd om maleriets kraft til at udforske de fundamentale spørgsmål om den menneskelige eksistens, uanset tid eller sted.