Peder Severin Krøyer – A Life Painted in Light Peder Severin Krøyer, a name perhaps less instantly recognizable than some of his Impressionist contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a pivotal position within Scandinavian art. Born in Stavanger, Norway (1851), Krøyer’s early life was marked by an unusual upbringing; raised not by his biological mother but by her sister and brother-in-law, the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer, he found himself transplanted to Copenhagen and immersed in a world of scientific inquiry alongside artistic cultivation. This unique foundation – a blend of observ…