Artist biography Leif Sylvester was an artist, who was born in Denmark. Leif Sylvester was born in 1940. Some of the artist's contemporaries that are born around the same year and in the same country include Johannes Carstensen and Per Kirkeby. Leif Sylvester in private collections On Artland Leif Sylvester 's works can be found in the following collections: Claes Meyer zu Allendorf, who for instance also has works by other prominent and critically acclaimed artists including Leif Sylvester , Peter Hesk and Chen Wen Ling and Henrik A Collection, who likewise has works by other prominent and critically acclaimed artists including Shepard Fairey, Huskmitnavn and Michael Kvium. Historical Context of Denmark As the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, Denmark has often been very influenced by the Germanic culture of Northern Europe, that borders its southern frontiers. This sensibility is often mixed with the Nordic traits of restraint and melancholy in its arts. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, and in the earlier part of the twentieth, Denmark produced an extremely important painter of Post-Impressionism, Vilhelm Hammershøi. Renowned for his wistful and extremely sparse interiors, Hammershøi's reputation was founded on his exquisite depictions of light and shadow in simple, elegant interiors, most often his own residence. In the later twentieth century, Denmark was a major country in the CoBrA movement of Expressionist painting, where the naming convention was derived from the cities of the founding members - the Co standing for Copenhagen on behalf of Danish artist Asger Jorn. Established in 1949, CoBrA's bright colours and lively childlike figures became both a scandal and sensation. Other prominent modern and Danish artists include Per Kirkeby, Olafur Eliasson, Danh Vō, Sergej Jensen and Tal R.