Education
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
She adopted their Naturalistic approach and strong use of colour as evidenced by her early flower paintings. After studying at the Danish Academy (1898–1901) under Viggo Johansen, she was instructed by Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Fritz Syberg and Harald Giersing. Around 1910, she met Karl Isakson and Sigurd Swane who introduced her to contemporary French art
Their son, Lars Swane (1913–2002), was also a successful artist.
Christine Swane was the sister of Johannes Larsen, one of the key members of the Fynboerne or Funen Painters, with whom she associated while young.