List of Danish painters

This is a list of Danish painters who were born in or whose creative production is associated with Denmark:

A

 * Axel Aabrink (1887–1965)
 * Jørgen Aabye (1868–1959)
 * Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833–1895)
 * Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809)
 * Georg Achen (1860–1912)
 * Else Alfelt (1910–1974)
 * Peder Als (1725–1776)
 * Peter Alsing Nielsen (1907–1985)
 * Catherine Engelhart Amyot (1845–1926)
 * Anna Ancher (1859–1935)
 * Michael Ancher (1849–1927)
 * Morten Andersen (born 1976)

B

 * Carl Baagøe (1829–1902)
 * Otto Bache (1839–1927)
 * Carl Balsgaard (1812–1893)
 * Emil Bærentzen (1799–1868)
 * Mogens Ballin (1871–1914)
 * Magdalene Bärens (1737–1808)
 * Poul Anker Bech (1942–2009)
 * Wilhelm Bendz (1804–1832)
 * Albert Bertelsen (1921–2019)
 * Ejler Bille (1910–2004)
 * Jens Birkholm (1869–1915)
 * Wilhelm Bissen (1836–1913)
 * Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890)
 * Lars Bo (1924–1999)
 * Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009)
 * Peter Brandes (born 1944)
 * Hans Andersen Brendekilde (1857–1942)
 * Victor Brockdorff (1911–1992)
 * Laura Brun-Pedersen (1883–1961)
 * Johan Jacob Bruun (1715–1789)
 * Eva Louise Buus (born 1979)

C

 * Emil Carlsen (1853–1932)
 * Andreas Riis Carstensen (1844–1906)
 * Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967)
 * Johannes Carstensen (1924–2010)
 * C.C.A. Christensen (1831–1912)
 * Godfred Christensen (1845–1928)
 * Poul Simon Christiansen (1855–1933)


 * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986)
 * Gad Frederik Clement (1867–1933)
 * Janus la Cour (1837–1909)

D

 * Carl Dahl (1812–1865)
 * Christen Dalsgaard (1824–1907)
 * Sven Dalsgaard (1914–1999)
 * Inger Lut Debois (1931–2015), painter
 * Heinrich Dohm (1875–1940)
 * Anton Dorph (1831–1914)
 * Bertha Dorph (1875–1960)
 * Dankvart Dreyer (1816–1852)

E

 * Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853)
 * Heinrich Eddelien (1802–1852)
 * Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827–1912)
 * Ib Eisner (1925–2003)
 * Harald Rudyard Engman (1903–1968)
 * Julius Exner (1825–1910)

F

 * Paul Gustave Fisher (1860–1934)
 * Elna Fonnesbech-Sandberg (1892–1994)
 * Johanna Marie Fosie (1726–1764)
 * Wilhelm Freddie (1909–1995)


 * Didrik Frisch (1836–1867)
 * Cladius Detlev Fritzsch (1765–1841)
 * Lorenz Frølich (1820–1908)
 * Georg Mathias Fuchs (1719–1797)

G

 * Paul Gadegaard (1920–1996)
 * Johan Vilhelm Gertner (1818–1871)
 * Ib Geertsen (1919–2009)
 * Emily Gernild (born 1985)
 * Albert Gottschalk (1866–1906)
 * Vilhelm Groth (1842–1899)

H

 * Erik Hagens (born 1940)
 * Hans Jørgen Hammer (1815–1882)
 * Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948)
 * Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
 * Constantin Hansen (1804–1880)
 * Hans Hansen (1769–1828)
 * Heinrich Hansen (painter) (1821–1890)


 * Peter Hansen (1868–1928)
 * Otto Haslund (1842–1917)
 * Arne Haugen Sørensen (born 1932)
 * Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (1912–1999)
 * Henry Heerup (1907–1993)
 * Malene Heerup (born 1964)
 * Ole Heerup (1934–2016)
 * Ella Heide (1871–1956)
 * Einar Hein (1875–1931)
 * Hanne Hellesen (1801–1844)
 * Erik Henningsen (1855–1930)
 * Frants Henningsen (1850–1908)
 * Marie Henriques (1866–1944)
 * Sally Henriques (1815–1886)
 * Carsten Henrichsen (1824–1897)
 * Søren Hjorth Nielsen (1901–1983)
 * Niels Peter Holbech (1804–1889)
 * Johannes Holbek (1872–1903)
 * Christian Holm (1804–1846)
 * Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm (1803–1861)
 * Paul Høm (1905–1994)
 * Christian Horneman (1765–1844)
 * Johannes Holt-Iversen (born 1989)
 * Sophie Holten (1858–1930), painter
 * Suzette Holten (1863–1937), painter, ceramist
 * Oluf Høst (1884–1966)
 * Bizzie Høyer (1888–1971)
 * Cornelius Høyer (1741–1804)
 * Knud Hvidberg (1927–1986)
 * Ejnar Hansen (painter) (1884–1965)

I

 * Peter Ilsted (1861–1933)
 * Valdemar Irminger (1850–1938)
 * Victor Isbrand (1897–1989)

J

 * Egill Jacobsen (1910–1998)
 * Georg Jacobsen (1887–1976)
 * Robert Jacobsen (1912–1993)
 * Ville Jais-Nielsen (1885–1949)


 * Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972)


 * Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870)
 * Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856)
 * Karl Jensen (1851–1933)
 * Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819–1881)
 * Harald Jerichau (1851–1878)
 * August Jerndorff (1846–1906)
 * Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917)
 * Svend Johansen (1890–1970)
 * Asger Jorn (1914–1973)
 * Jens Juel (1745–1802)

K

 * Ludvig Kabell (1853–1902)


 * F.C. Kiærskou (1805–1891)
 * Anton Eduard Kieldrup (1826–1869)
 * [[Peter Nielsen Klitz]] (1874–1955)
 * Helvig Kinch (1872–1956)
 * Per Kirkeby (1938–2018)
 * Kirsten Kjær (1893–1985)
 * Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899–1985)
 * Jesper Knudsen (born 1964)
 * Christen Købke (1810–1848)
 * Elise Konstantin-Hansen (1858–1946)
 * John Kørner (born 1967)


 * Hendrick Krock (1671–1738)
 * Christian Krogh (1852–1925)
 * Pietro Krohn (1840–1905)
 * Marie Krøyer (1867–1940)
 * Peder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909)
 * Albert Küchler (1803–1886)
 * Michael Kvium (born 1955)
 * Vilhelm Kyhn (1819–1903)

L

 * Alhed Larsen (1872–1927)
 * Emanuel Larsen (1823–1859)
 * Johannes Larsen (1867–1961)
 * Freddie A. Lerche (born 1937)
 * Harald Leth (1899–1986)
 * Georg Emil Libert (1820–1908)
 * Christian August Lorentzen (1746–1828)
 * Christine Løvmand (1803–1872)
 * Jens Lund (1871–1924)
 * J. L. Lund (1777–1867)
 * Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818–1848)
 * Anders Christian Lunde (1809–1886)
 * Marie Luplau (1848–1925)
 * Anne Marie Lütken (1916–2001)
 * Julie Lütken (1788–1816)

M

 * Niels Macholm (1915–1997)
 * Ernst Mahler (1797–1861)
 * Lise Malinovsky (born 1957)
 * Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911–1984)
 * Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873)
 * Anton Melbye (1818–1875)
 * Fritz Melbye (1826–1869)
 * Vilhelm Melbye (1824–1882)
 * Albert Mertz (1920–1990)
 * Ernst Meyer (1797–1861)
 * Jens Peter Møller (1783–1854)
 * Mogens Møller (1934–2021)
 * Valdemar Schønheyder Møller (1864–1905)
 * David Monies (1812–1894)
 * Christian Mølsted (1862–1930)
 * Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859–1941)
 * Richard Mortensen (1910–1993)
 * Adam August Müller (1811–1844)
 * Emilie Mundt (1842–1922)

N

 * Elisabeth Neckelmann (1884–1956)
 * Hermania Neergaard (1799–1875)
 * Rasmus Nellemann (1923–2004)
 * Arthur Nielsen (1883–1946)
 * Ejnar Nielsen (1872–1956)
 * Jais Nielsen (1885–1961)
 * Thorvald Niss (1842–1905)


 * Emil Normann (1798–1881)
 * Ernestine Nyrop (1888–1975)

O

 * Henrik Olrik (1830–1890)
 * John Olsen (born 1938)
 * Erik Ortvad (1917–2008)
 * Ovartaci (1894 – 1985)

P

 * Vilhelm Pacht (1843–1912)
 * Erik Pauelsen (1749–1790)
 * Julius Paulsen (1860–1940)
 * Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007)
 * Sophie Pedersen (1885–1850)


 * Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859)
 * Anna Petersen (1845–1910)
 * Edvard Petersen (1841–1911)
 * Leif Sylvester Petersen (born 1940)
 * Vilhelm Petersen (1812–1880)
 * Fritz Petzholdt (1805–1838)
 * Theodor Philipsen (1840–1920)
 * Lars Physant (born 1957)
 * Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
 * Gudrun Poulsen (1918–1999)
 * Bolette Puggaard (1798–1847)

R

 * Pia Ranslet (born 1956)
 * Tal R (born 1967)
 * Erik Raadal (1905–1941)
 * Johannes Rach (1720–1783)


 * Carl Rasmussen (1841–1893)
 * Louise Ravn-Hansen (1849–1909)
 * Jytte Rex (born 1942)
 * L.A. Ring (1854–1933)
 * Elof Risebye (1892–1961)
 * Jørgen Roed (1808–1888)
 * Johan Rohde (1856–1935)
 * Martinus Rørbye (1803–1848)
 * Vilhelm Rosenstand (1838–1915)
 * Godtfred Rump (1816–1880)

S

 * August Schiøtt (1823–1895)
 * Alfred Schmidt (1858–1938)
 * Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838–1867)
 * Peter Alfred Schou (1844–1914)
 * Ole Schwalbe (1929–1990)
 * Carl Christian Seydewitz (1777–1857)
 * Herman Siegumfeldt (1833–1912)
 * Alfred Simonsen (1906–1935)
 * Niels Simonsen (1807–1885)
 * Joakim Skovgaard (1856–1933)
 * Niels Skovgaard (1858–1938)
 * P.C. Skovgaard (1817–1875)
 * Agnes Slott-Møller (1862–1937)
 * Harald Slott-Møller (1864–1937)
 * Frederik Sødring (1809–1862)
 * Jens Søndergaard (1895–1957)
 * Jørgen Sonne (1801–1890)
 * Carl Frederik Sørensen (1818–1879)
 * Ole Sporring (born 1941)
 * Niels Larsen Stevns (1864–1941)
 * Christine Swane (1876–1960)
 * Sigurd Swane (1879–1973)
 * Anna Syberg (1870–1914)
 * Ernst Syberg (1906–1981)
 * Fritz Syberg (1862–1939)

T

 * Carl Thomsen (1847–1912)
 * Reinhold Timm (?–1639)
 * Peter Tom-Petersen (1861–1926)
 * Holger Topp-Pedersen (1868–1938)
 * Kurt Trampedach (1943–2013)
 * Eleonora Tscherning (1817–1890)
 * Laurits Tuxen (1853–1927)
 * Nicoline Tuxen (1853–1927)

V

 * Herman Vedel (1875–1948)

W

 * Olga Wagner (1873–1963)
 * Bertha Wegmann (1847–1926)
 * Edvard Weie (1879–1943)
 * Friedrich Bernhard Westphal (1803–1844)
 * Johannes Wilhjelm (1868–1938)
 * Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1863–1958)
 * Svend Wiig Hansen (1922–1997)
 * Bjørn Wiinblad (1918–2006)
 * Abraham Wuchters (1608–1682)

Z

 * Christian Zacho (1843–1913)
 * Kristian Zahrtmann (1843–1917)
 * Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716–1777)