early life and career harald slott-møller, a renowned danish painter and ceramist, was born on august 17, 1864, in copenhagen. he was the son of merchant carl emil møller and anna maria née møller. after completing his preparatory course at the royal danish academy of fine arts (1883), slott-møller painted for three years under the guidance of peder severin krøyer. artistic style and notable works slott-møller's artistic style underwent a significant transformation in the early 1890s, as evident in his portrait of anne marie brodersen, where her fair hair is covered with gold, mirroring the g…