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In 1870 at the age of 19 he completed his studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi).
His official debut as a painter was in 1871 at Charlottenborg Palace with a portrait of a friend, painter Frans Schwartz. He exhibits regularly at Charlottenborg throughout his lifetime.
In 1874 Heinrich Hirschsprung buys his first painting from Krøyer, establishing a long-standing patronage. Hirschsprung's collection of art forms the basis of the Hirschsprung Museum in Copenhagen. Between 1877- 1881, Krøyer travelled extensively in Europe, meeting artists, studying art, and devloping his skills and outlook. He stays in Paris and studies under Léon Bonnats, and undoubtably comes under the influence of contemporary impressionists-- Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Edgar DegasEdgar Degas ( July 19, 1834 September 27, 1917) was a French painter and sculptor. Born Edgar Hilaire Germain de Gas in Paris, France, he was the oldest of five children. Madame de Gas belonged to a French family that settled in America. Degas was fond of, Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir ( February 25, 1841 December 3, 1919) was a preeminent French painter. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, the child of a working class family. As a boy, he worked in a porcelain factory where his interes and Edouard Manet.
He continues travelling extensively throughout his life, constantly drawing inspiration from foreign artists and cultures. Hirschsprung provided financial support during the early travels, and Krøyer continued exhibiting in Denmark throughout this period.
In 1882Events February 2 The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place. March 2 Robert Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor Mar returning to Denmark he spent June-October at SkagenSkagen The Skaw is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. The municipality covers an area of 143 km², and has a total population of 12,691. The nearby headland at Grenen is a spectacular setting whe, painting themes from the local life, as well as depictions of the other artistic and influential people who lived in and visited Skagen during those times. He would continue to be associated with Skagen, and the developing art and literary scene at Skagen over many years. Others who would be associated with the community of artists in Skagen were writers Holger DrachmannHolger Henrik Herboldt Drachmann ( October 9, 1846 January 14, 1908), was a Danish poet and dramatist. The son of Dr AG Drachmann, whose family was of German extraction, he was born in Copenhagen. Owing to the early death of his Danish mother, the child w, Georg BrandesGeorg Morris Cohen Brandes ( February 4, 1842 February 19, 1927) was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. Brandes formulated at the age of 30 the principles of, and Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan ( July 24, 1857- August 21, 1943) was a realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark. Pontoppidan's novels and short stories informed, artists Michael Ancher and Anna Ancher.
He divided his time between rented houses in Skagen during the summer, a winter apartment in Copenhagen where he worked on his large commissioned portraits, and travels outside of the country.
On a trip to Paris in 1888 he ran into Marie Martha Mathilde Triepcke, who he had known in Copenhagen. They fell in love and, after a whirlwind romance, married on July 23, 1889 at her parents' home in Germany. Marie Krøyer, who was also a painter, became associated with the Skagen community, and was often represented in his paintings after their marriage. They separated in 1905.
Krøyer's best known and most well loved work is entitled "Summer evening on Skagen's south beach with Anna Ancher and Marie Krøyer" (Sommeraften ved Skagen Sønderstrand med Anna Ancher og Marie Krøyer), 1893. He painted many beach scenes featuring both the recreation life on the beach (bathers, strollers), as well as local fishermen.
A second work that is also well loved is entitled "Saint John's Eve bonfire on Skagen's beach" (Sankthansbål på Skagen strand), 1903. This large-scale work features a great crowd of the artistic and influential Skagen community gathered around a large bonfire on the beach on Saint John's Eve ( Midsummer Eve).
Both of these works are in the permanent collection of the Skagens Museum .
Krøyer died in 1909 at 58 years of age after several years of declining health from advanced syphilis. He had been in and out of hospitals, having suffered from bouts of hereditary disposition til mental instability. His eyesight failed him gradually over the last ten years of his life until he was totally blind. Ever the optimist, he painted almost to the end of his life in spite of all these health obstacles. He painted some of his last masterpieces while half blind. He would joke that the eyesight in the one working eye became better with the loss of the other eye.
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