Brøndums Hotel , in the little harbor town of Skagen in the north of Denmark , is remembered for its close associations with the late 19th-century artists colony known as the Skagen Painters . It still operates as a hotel today.
7-421: The hotel originated in a farmhouse which Ane Kirstine Houmann (1785–1858) had inherited from her stepfather Chresten Jensen Degn (1760–1839). After the death of her husband Anders Eriksen Brøndum (1781–1835), her son Erik Andersen Brøndum (1820–1890) helped her to run the grocery shop and guest house which she established in the old farmhouse. Erik and his wife Anne Hedvig Sørensdatter Møller (1826–1916) later ran
14-519: A close relationship with the Brøndoms, marrying their daughter Anna in 1880. He encouraged his friends Karl Madsen and Viggo Johansen to join him in 1875. More artists followed, many staying in the Brøndums' guest house. Key members of the group included the author Georg Brandes and the painter P.S. Krøyer , their unofficial leader The Brøndums' dining-room became the centre of the artists' social life and
21-439: The business together until it was taken over by their son Christen Degn Brøndum (1856–1932) who converted it into guest rooms and in 1891 gave it the name of Brondums Hotel. Their daughter, the painter Anna Ancher (1859–1935) was born in the hotel. The architect Ulrik Plesner was called upon to expand the hotel in 1892. It was further expanded in 1909 and 1916, latterly with an extension known as Admiralgården. The interior of
28-662: The dining-room was designed by Thorvald Bindesbøll in 1906. The hotel was run by Degn Brøndum until his death in 1932 when he left it to Skagens Museum . The hotel was damaged by fire in 1954 and 1959. Repairs together with the cost of modernization after the Second World War brought the concern into debt and led to its sale in 1966. The hotel was a place of staying for Hans Christian Andersen and Karen Blixen . The Skagen Painters had close associations with Brøndums Hotel. Michael Ancher arrived in Skagen in 1874 where he struck up
35-475: The summer months in Skagen. If the artists were short of money, they were able to cover the cost of their accommodation at Brøndum's hotel by donating paintings to Degn Brøndum. These paintings were hung in the dining-room. In addition to Michael Ancher , who married his sister Anna, the guests included P.S. Krøyer , Christian Krogh , Carl Locher , Holger Drachmann , Agnes and Harald Slott-Møller , Georg Brandes , Thorvald Bindesbøll and Hugo Alfvén . When
42-541: Was filled with the paintings they donated to cover the cost of board and lodging. 57°43′29″N 10°35′54″E / 57.72472°N 10.59833°E / 57.72472; 10.59833 Christen Degn Br%C3%B8ndum Christen Degn Brøndum (21 March 1856 – 18 April 1932) was the proprietor of Brøndums Hotel in Skagen , Denmark , which was closely associated with the Skagen Painters . Born in Skagen, Brøndum
49-483: Was the son of Erik Andersen Brøndum and Ane Hedvig Møller and the brother of Anna Ancher . Erik Andersen Brøndum, Anna's and Degn's father ran the Brøndums Hotel before Degn Brøndum took over the hotel around 1880. Anna Ancher became one of the Skagen painters . Degn Brøndum was one of the founders of Skagens Museum in 1908. An avid art lover, Brøndum provided accommodation for many of the artists who came to spend
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