Draft:Peter Nielsen Klitz

Peter Nielsen Klitz (8 July 1874 – 3 March 1955) was a Danish realist painter. He is best known for his landscapes and thatched cottage works.

Biography
Klitz was born in Assens, Denmark. He was the son of Jørgen Thomsen Klitz and Mette née Pedersen. His father was a prominent master blacksmith. In the 1890's Klitz spent a short time in Zurich, Switzerland and then went to Germany to be educated at The Rosendaler Art School in Munich. In 1897 Peter married Sophie Kirstine Marcussen, daughter of Andreas Marcussen and Lene Marie Marcussen, née Jessen. They would go on to have one daughter together named Sophie Kirstine Klitz. He then began having art exhibitions as early as 1900. From 1916 until his death 1955 Peter and his wife lived on Sønder Boulevard in Copenhagen.

Most of his paintings are in private collections around the world.

Selected paintings

 * "Danish Thatched Cottage" by Peter Nielsen Klitz, 1927.
 * "Danish Landscape" by Peter Nielsen Klitz, 1948.