Laurits Tuxen (b. Copenhagen 1853, d. s.p. 1927)
Blooming rhododendrons in the garden by Tuxen's house in Skagen. Signed and dated L. Tuxen 1926. Oil on canvas. 64×49 cm.
Lise Svanholm, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Laurits Tuxen no. 1254.
Tuxen mentions in his memoirs that the Danish-born Queen Alexandra of England recommended him to plant rhododendrons in his garden in Skagen. They were ordered from a Danish gardener in Ghent. According to Tuxen, this was the first time someone tried to grow this plant in Skagen. The garden became famous for its beautiful rhododendrons, and to this day it is a magnificent sight when they are in bloom in the garden at Dagminne. Tuxen himself painted the colourful bushes several times.
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