I am researching the life and works of the Danish painter Hugo Larsen (1875-1950). He spent 4 years in the Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands) from 1904 until 1908 and made some of his best art during this period. He spent most of his time in St. Thomas and St. Croix, but he is also known to have visited St. Martin, Cuba, Mexico and USA. Hugo Larsen was an impressionist and realist, painting and drawing what he saw, not adding or subtracting anything. I believe that most of his oil paintings were brought back to Europe, but he also made quite a number of charming pencil and charcoal drawings of the local population. Hoping that some of his works were sold to local people and are still preserved by the descendants, I am asking for your help to find as many as possible of his pieces of art. My goal is to build a virtual gallery on the Internet of Hugo Larsens works. This is a completely non-commercial activity. If you are interested in seeing what I have achieved so far, you are most welcome to visit the gallery at http://www.tuxen.info/hugo_larsen/gallery.htm I would be grateful to receive any information about Hugo Larsen and his works. I also hope you will forgive me for this slightly off-topic message. -- Jan Tuxen mailto:jan.tuxen@get2net.dk http://www.tuxen.info/

There is a publshed Hugo Larsen collection available which overlaps yours.