Gotfred Rode (Dec. 3, 1862 - 1937) was a Danish landscape painter and art teacher. He was Academy tr
Gotfred Rode (Dec. 3, 1862 - 1937) was a Danish landscape painter and art teacher. He was Academy trained and later taught there at the Model School. Before that he played a major role at the Royal Porcelain Factory in Copenhagen where he pulled the decorations away from Art Nouveau and towards a more naturalistic and typically Danish expression.Above: Light breaking through the clouds over a heath landscape near Sparkær, Jutland, 1891 - oil on canvas (Privately owned) -- source link
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