The Enigmatic Collector - letter to Helge Jacobsen dated February 8th, 1903

Listen to an excerpt from one of Carl Jacobsen's letters to his son Helge Jacobsen. Helge was 21 at the time, and had started to develop an interest in modern French Art. As he makes clear in the letter, Carl Jacobsen does not share his son's enthusiasm for the Impressionists. Carlsberg Archive  The podcast is produced by Mikkel Rønnau/FILT CPH This podcast was produced in connection to the special exhibition The Enigmatic Collector. Helge Jacobsen's Pinacotheca at the Glyptotek. The exhibition revolves around Helge Jacobsen (1882-1946) and his influence on the Danish art world and the Glyptotek.  You can read more about the exhibition here: https://www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/samleren-i-skyggen-helge-jacobsens-pinakotek/