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Axel P. Jensen Paintings: The 4 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 4 works by Axel P. Jensen in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Axel P. Jensen's most famous painting is Landscape with Horses (1919), whose original hangs in the Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen. Stormy Weather over the Dunes. Pirupshvarre near Jammerbugten (1928) and Snow in the Plantation (1935) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 4 works by Axel P. Jensen in our catalog, the gallery presents the 4 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
1885 – 1972, Kerteminde
Most works: Statens Museum For Kunst
The gallery's top 10 Axel P. Jensen paintings
The museums that keep Axel P. Jensen's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Axel P. Jensen | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Statens Museum For Kunst |
Copenhagen | 4 | Landscape with Horses, Stormy Weather over the Dunes. Pirupshvarre near Jammerbugten, Snow in the Plantation |
Axel P. Jensen, one signature painting per decade
Works per decade
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Axel P. Jensen's paintings: the gallery answers
Which Axel P. Jensen painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer
Landscape with Horses (1919), Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen. Stormy Weather over the Dunes. Pirupshvarre near Jammerbugten (1928) and Snow in the Plantation (1935) come next.
How old was Axel P. Jensen on completing Landscape with Horses?Reveal the answer
34 years old: Landscape with Horses dates from 1919, and Axel P. Jensen was born in 1885.
How many works did Axel P. Jensen create?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 4 works by Axel P. Jensen, dated from 1919 to 1946.
Where do Axel P. Jensen's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Statens Museum For Kunst (Copenhagen). The museum table above lists them all.
Which are Axel P. Jensen's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Landscape with Horses (1919) and the latest Grey Winter Day (1946).
Which Axel P. Jensen originals does the Statens Museum For Kunst hold?Reveal the answer
Landscape with Horses, Stormy Weather over the Dunes. Pirupshvarre near Jammerbugten and Snow in the Plantation: the Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen holds 4 of the works on this page.
Axel P. Jensen: the artist
The Life and Landscapes of Axel P. Jensen
Born in Kerteminde on the island of Funen, Axel P. Jensen was the son of a farmer. His artistic journey began with training as a house painter between 1900 and 1904, followed by studies at the Technical School in Aalborg. He furthered his education at Kristian Zahrtmann's Kunstnernes Studieskoler in Copenhagen and later studied under Johan Rohde. In 1911, he traveled to Paris with William Scharff and Olaf Rude. While his early years included numerous portraits, he became primarily known as a landscape painter, deeply attached to the countryside. He spent much of his time in Blokhus in Vendsyssel, capturing the fields, marshes, and sand dunes of north Jutland.
Jensen’s work is characterized by an acute sense of the changing seasons, the wind, and the weather. He was noted for painting not only summer scenes but also the ploughed fields of autumn and the cold, wet atmosphere of winter. His approach to color was free, utilizing colorful brushstrokes that approached Impressionism. Between 1916 and 1921, he developed a style of tightly knit, rhythmical brushstrokes that produced a decorative effect. Beyond his canvases, he completed decorative assignments at the Aarhus Central Post Office, the Frederiksberg Town Hall, and the Aalborghallen indoor arena, and he designed several postage stamp series.
Notable Works and Recognition
Throughout his career, Jensen received significant honors, including the Eckersberg Medal in 1926 and the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1946. His body of work includes various landscapes and compositions such as:
- Tørvegravere i Store Vildmose (1908)
- Graa Vinterdag i Vendsyssel (1910)
- Pariserinde med Hunde (1911)
- Italiensk Foraar, San Gimignano (1921)
- Uvejr over Klitten (1928)
- Klitlandskab med forblæste Graner (1931)
- Vinter ved Vestrupgaard (1942)
- Landskab med blomstrende Frugttræer (1958)