Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Elisabeth and Johannes in the Garden of the Family Villa Karlsberg
Oil on panel, signed lower right "Viggo Pedersen"
Size in inches: 14 h x 24 w
J20320

This painting depicts the artist's first wife Elisabeth with their youngest son Johannes in the garden at the family estate Karlsberg.

Karlsberg House, formerly known as the Fishing Master's House, is located on Københavnsvej at the southeastern entrance to Hillerød, Denmark. The history of the property traces back to 1628 when Christian IV presented three bogs in the vicinity of Hillerød to castle clerk Johan Bøgvad, who intended on turning them into fishing ponds. One of these was located close to where Carlsberg stands today. The property changed hands several times, many of the owners being royal fishing masters and therefore the house became known as the Fishing Master’s House. The two current buildings were constructed in the 1750’s and during the coronation of Frederick V at Frederiksborg Castle on September 4, 1848, high ranking guests stayed in private homes across the town, with the Duke of Glücksburg and his entourage staying in the Fishing Master’s House.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house was let out to a number of artists and an atelier was installed in each end. The well-known artist Viggo Pedersen lived with his family in one of the two dwellings from 1898 to 1911 and enjoyed using the house and courtyard as a subject in many of his paintings. In his youth Pedersen studied under P.C. Skovgaard, belonged to his social circles, and was decisively influenced by close contact with his teacher. P.C. Skovgaard’s son Niels Skovgaard was a tenant at Carlsberg from 1900 to 1916. In 1949 the building was added to the Danish registry of protected buildings and places and the nearby Carlsbergvej Road is named after the property.

Certified by the artist's son, Stefan Viggo Pedersen, on the reverse (in Danish): “Painted by Viggo Pedersen: Motif from Karlsberg near Hillerød, c. 1903 [...]. My mother and my younger brother, organist Johannes V.P. I clearly remember when it was painted, and the work is typical of that period. Stefan Viggo Pedersen 21–10–1943".

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