One of thise painter was Sigurd Swane, a Danish painter and writer, born the 16^th of June 1879 (d. 1973) .

He studied in Copenhagen at the Kongelige Akademi (1899-1903) and at the Kunstnernes Studieskole, Copenhagen (1904), under Kristian Zahrtmann. During a stay in Paris in 1907 he became influenced by the work of the Fauves, and after his return home he began a series of paintings of woodlands, viewed from the interior, and conspicuous for the use of green, yellow and blue.

The initial application of the colour in spots was, however, replaced by wider and more modeled brushstrokes, with each colour kept separate from the others. These paintings represented some of his best work as a colorist.

In his portraits Swane often used a setting with a background of woods to create an intimate atmosphere, as in the portrait of his friend Harald Kidde (1909; Hiller?d, Frederiksborg Slot) in which there is a restrained, incisive characterization of the sitter.

The portraits of his brother Leo Swane (1908; Oslo, N.G.) and of Harald Giersing (1908; Copenhagen, Stat. Mus. Kst) are equally effective. From c. 1910 Swane worked with a series of more literary motifs, as in Jacob's Dream (1911; Copenhagen, Stat. Mus. Kst), which was more of a colorful fantasy than a detailed figure study.

When he was finally able to realize his childhood dream of living in the country, it was on a farm near Lammefjorden, Odsherred (Zealand), that formed the starting-point for a long series of light-filled landscape paintings. The name of the place was called Malergården (the painter's farmhouse) and is situated in Plejerup in Odsherred. Ttoday it is partly a museum and partly a resident as a family member still lives in the east wing. Agnete and Sigurd Swane built the place in 1934 .

He executed several decorative commissions, for example in Copenhagen at the Kongelige Teater (a flight of stairs for the stage) and at Hjortespring School (both in 1930). He also engaged eagerly in debates on contemporary art.

The most productive years was from 1950 where he, at the age of 70 years, move the whole of his family to Portugal and Spain, where they for 17 years lived in and old Bedford converted to a mobile home, and traveled the land. He returned to his homeland in 1967 and lived at his place in Odsherred.

His wife, Christine Swane, was also a painter, as was their son Lars Swane. He loved flower compositions, where he allowed the clear colors of the background to merge into the festive variety of the bouquet itself.