Ask for the famous artists of Ordrupgaard and you will hear of Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Édouard Manet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Below, the 10 best-known of the 19 artists with works of Ordrupgaard in our catalogue (59 works), each with what the museum holds of them.
The masters of the originals
The 10 masters whose originals hang in Ordrupgaard
For each master: where and when they were born, their movement, how many originals the museum keeps in our catalogue, a note from their life, and the originals to see.
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Impressionism
1. Claude Monet 1840–1926
1840–1926 Born in Paris, France Impressionism 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
Born in Paris, France, on 14 November 1840, Claude Monet entered a world of diverging expectations. Tragedy arrived in January 1857, when Monet was sixteen years old. In 1883, Monet moved to a house and property in Giverny, a village northwest of Paris. In 1892, he married Alice Hoschedé, a union that provided a sense of stability as he continued his obsessive study of light and atmosphere.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Post-Impressionism
2. Paul Gauguin 1848–1903
1848–1903 Born in Paris, France Post-Impressionism 8 originals at Ordrupgaard
Born in Paris in 1848, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin entered a world of shifting social and political currents. The boy spent his childhood in Peru until the age of six, a period that left an indelible mark on his memory. Before finding his footing in the art world, Gauguin’s life took a more rugged, maritime turn. Between 1879 and 1886, he was accepted into the Paris Salon, appearing in the prestigious exhibition annually.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Impressionism
3. Édouard Manet 1832–1883
1832–1883 Born in former 10th arrondissement of Paris, France Impressionism 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
Édouard Manet was born in Paris on January 23, 1832. From 1850 to 1856, he trained in the studio of Thomas Couture. In 1863, the Salon des Refusés provided a stage for works that the official juries had rejected.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Impressionism
4. Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841–1919
1841–1919 Born in Limoges, France Impressionism 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
Born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France, Pierre-Auguste Renoir entered a world of practical craftsmanship. In 1845, the family moved to Paris, seeking the opportunities offered by the capital. When the family moved to Paris in 1845, the necessity of supporting his kin dictated the direction of his youth. By the third exhibition in 1877, his commitment to this new way of seeing was evident as he presented twenty-one paintings to the public.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Romanticism
5. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796–1875
1796–1875 Born in Paris, France Romanticism 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
French Realist of atmospheric landscapes and soft vegetation, using thin washes and loosely dabbed strokes to capture the play of light. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was born in Paris in 1796. Between 1821 and 1822, he studied under Achille Etna Michallon.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Impressionism
6. Berthe Morisot 1841–1895
1841–1895 Born in Bourges, France Impressionism 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
Berthe Morisot was born on 14 January 1841 in Bourges, France. By 1858, she was spending her time in the Louvre, learning the mechanics of paint by copying the Old Masters. It opened on 15 April and ran until 15 May 1874. The boundaries between Morisot’s private life and her art were often blurred. In 1868, she became acquainted with Édouard Manet, a connection that grew into a deep mutual influence.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Impressionism
7. Camille Pissarro 1830–1903
1830–1903 Born in Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Impressionism 8 originals at Ordrupgaard
By 1861, he is a registered copyist in the Musée du Louvre, working among the shadows of the masters he seeks to emulate. The Impressionist movement is often viewed as a collection of fractured, competing egos, but Pissarro provides the glue.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Impressionism
8. Alfred Sisley 1839–1899
1839–1899 Born in former 4th arrondissement of Paris, France Impressionism 3 originals at Ordrupgaard
Alfred Sisley was born in Paris on October 30, 1839. The path laid out for him was not originally one of brushes and canvas. Moret-sur-Loing became a central part of Sisley's life, a place where he spent many years finding his footing. The river was a constant presence in his work, offering a quiet subject that allowed him to study the way light moved across the surface of the water.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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Symbolism
9. Vilhelm Hammershøi 1864–1916
1864–1916 Born in Copenhagen, Denmark Symbolism 5 originals at Ordrupgaard
Danish Symbolist of muted interiors and quiet light, capturing solitary figures and empty rooms in a palette of soft grays and pale creams. To stand before a painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi is to step across a threshold into a realm suspended between memory and dream.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
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10. Laurits Andersen Ring 1854–1933
1854–1933 Born in Ring, Denmark 16 originals at Ordrupgaard
Born on August 15th, 1854, in the quiet village of Ring near southern Zealand, his very name carries the essence of the soil from which he emerged. The son of a wheelmaker and a farmer's daughter, Ring’s early life was steeped in the rhythms of rural Denmark—a world defined by craftsmanship, seasonal shifts, and the unvarnished reality of peasant life.
Originals at Ordrupgaard
The house in figures
The masters of Ordrupgaard, in figures
The masters with the most originals at Ordrupgaard
Masters with two originals or more, by century of birth
Masters with two originals or more, by country of birth
Masters with two originals or more, by movement
Women masters
The women whose originals hang in Ordrupgaard
1 women masters, 2 originals, in our catalogue of Ordrupgaard.
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Berthe Morisot
1841–1895 · born in Bourges, France · 2 originals at Ordrupgaard
Asked of us
Questions on the masters of Ordrupgaard
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Which artist in Ordrupgaard is the most famous?
Claude Monet (1840–1926): our catalogue holds 2 works by Claude Monet at Ordrupgaard, among them Waterloo Bridge, Grey Weather and The Pave de Chailly in the Fontainbleau Forest. Paul Gauguin and Édouard Manet follow.
Which Claude Monet works are in Ordrupgaard?
2 works by Claude Monet at Ordrupgaard are in our catalogue: Waterloo Bridge, Grey Weather (1903) and The Pave de Chailly in the Fontainbleau Forest (1865) among them.
How many Paul Gauguin paintings are in Ordrupgaard?
8 works by Paul Gauguin at Ordrupgaard are in our catalogue: Grape Harvest in Arles (also known as Human Misery) (1888), Portrait of a Young Woman, Vaite (Jeanne) Goupil (1896), Adam and Eve (1902) and Two vases with flowers (1890) among them.
How many Édouard Manet paintings are in Ordrupgaard?
2 works by Édouard Manet at Ordrupgaard are in our catalogue: Woman fastening her garter (1878) and Basket of Pears (1882) among them.
Which famous artists are displayed in Ordrupgaard?
By fame: Claude Monet (2), Paul Gauguin (8), Édouard Manet (2), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (2), Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (2), Berthe Morisot (2), Camille Pissarro (8), Alfred Sisley (3), Vilhelm Hammershøi (5) and Laurits Andersen Ring (16).
Which painter is most represented in Ordrupgaard?
Laurits Andersen Ring (1854–1933), with 16 works in our catalogue of Ordrupgaard, ahead of Paul Gauguin (8), Camille Pissarro (8) and Vilhelm Hammershøi (5).
Does Ordrupgaard have any Leonardo da Vinci paintings?
No: Ordrupgaard holds no work by Leonardo da Vinci in our catalogue.
Does Ordrupgaard have any Pablo Picasso paintings?
No: Ordrupgaard holds no work by Pablo Picasso in our catalogue.
How many women artists are in Ordrupgaard?
1 women artists have works of Ordrupgaard in our catalogue, among them Berthe Morisot (2).
Where do the artists of Ordrupgaard come from?
By country of birth, the artists with two works or more at Ordrupgaard are mostly from France (7), Denmark (2) and United States Virgin Islands (1).
Which centuries do the painters of Ordrupgaard belong to?
The 19th century leads with 9 artists born then. In this ranking, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875) is the earliest born and Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) the latest.
How many painters are represented in Ordrupgaard?
Our catalogue lists 19 artists with at least one work at Ordrupgaard, 10 of them with two or more, born between 1796 and 1864 in 3 countries.
The house
Ordrupgaard, Gentofte, in a few lines
The History and Origins of Ordrupgaard
Ordrupgaard began as a private country home, situated near Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The construction of the residence took place between 1916 and 1918. It was built by Wilhelm Hansen and Henny Nathalie Soelberg Jensen. The transition from a private residence to a public institution was shaped by the intentions of its founders. Wilhelm Hansen declared that the collection would be left to the Danish State. This decision ensured that the works gathered within these walls would remain accessible. Following this intent, Ordrupgaard opened to the public as a state-owned art museum in 1953.
The Architecture and Estate Design
The original mansion is a three-winged trellised country house designed in a neo-classical style. Architect Gotfred Tvede shaped the structure, creating a residence that feels deeply integrated into its surroundings. The estate extends beyond the main house to include a porter's lodge, a coach house, a shed, and a small half-timbered summerhouse. These structures maintain the quiet dignity of the original property. The surrounding park, laid out by landscape gardener Valdemar Fabricius Hansen, follows the English style. This expansive greenery provides a sense of openness, though it is punctuated by a French-inspired rose garden. The interplay between the structured floral arrangements and the more naturalistic English landscape creates a specific rhythm within the grounds. Light and shadow move across the paths and the various outbuildings, defining the space through subtle shifts in perspective.
The famous originals of OrdrupgaardOrdrupgaard: the full page, 59 originalsThe museums of Gentofte
How the masters of the originals are ranked
The masters with two originals or more of Ordrupgaard in our catalogue are ranked by fame: the Wikipedia language editions that describe them, the visits to their OriginalUniqueArt.com page and our studio's ranking. Originals are counted in our catalogue — one entry per work, without details, studies or copies — not in the museum's inventory. Every date, birthplace and movement is the catalogue's; the notes are drawn from the master's biography.
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