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Laurits Tuxen (Copenhagen, December 9, 1853 - Copenhagen, November 21, 1927) was a Danish painter and sculptor specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters. He was the first head of Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, an art school established in the 1880s to provide an alternative to the education offered by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
[Skagens Museum - Oil on canvas, 178 x 233 cm]