Julius Paulsen b. Odense 1860 d. Copenhagen 1940

Julius Paulsen was a well known Danish painter, who both studied and later taught at the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

He was affiliated with several of the well known "Skagen painters", and became himself well known for his portraits. His work shows the influence of his travels to France, and in these landscapes in particular, his embrace of Impressionism in his portrayal of typically Danish pastoral scenes. His many landscapes capture the light and largeness of sky found in the open spaces of Danish farm country, and--in this painting in particular-- the verdancy of rolling fields freshly alive with new growth of late springtime and early summer.