The Painter William Scharff (1907) is the most famous painting by Olaf Rude, held by the Statens Museum For Kunst in Copenhagen. The Painter Aksel Jørgensen (1913) and Flower Boy (1916) are the next two works the world knows best. From the 16 works of Olaf Rude in our catalogue, here are the 16 that collectors and museum visitors look at most, with the year, the museum and the story of each.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated October 2026.
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The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Olaf Rude | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Statens Museum For Kunst |
Copenhagen | 15 | The Painter William Scharff, The Painter Aksel Jørgensen, Flower Boy |
 The Danish Parliament |
Copenhagen | 1 | Skejten |
The Painter William Scharff (1907), Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen. Next come The Painter Aksel Jørgensen (1913) and Flower Boy (1916).
21 years old: The Painter William Scharff dates from 1907 and Olaf Rude was born in 1886.
The Painter William Scharff, The Painter Aksel Jørgensen, Flower Boy, Interior with a Lady Sewing, Portrait of a Lady in a Purple Dress, Flowers in a Vase, Vase with Flowers in a Window, Composition, Rocky Landscape. Bornholm and Composition 2. The ranking above gives the year and the museum of each.
Our catalogue lists 16 works by Olaf Rude, dated from 1907 to 1951.
Most of them are in Statens Museum For Kunst (Copenhagen) and The Danish Parliament (Copenhagen). The table above lists the museums one by one.
In 1910s: 7 of the 16 works on this page date from then, among them The Painter Aksel Jørgensen.
The earliest on this page is The Painter William Scharff (1907), the latest Landscape from Bornholm. Summer Evening (1951).
The Painter William Scharff, The Painter Aksel Jørgensen and Flower Boy are among the 15 works on this page held by the Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen.