Son of the artist Phillip Fischer, Paul was a pupil of C. Möller. Educated at the Royal Academy of arts in 1876, Fischers breakthrough came in 1882 when he worked with illustrations for the magazine “ Ude og hjemme” Fischer skillfully captured the atmosphere of Copenhagen with its people. And became known for his series of City scenes from Scandinavia, Paris, Italy and Germany. In the beginning of Fishers carrier he primarily worked on evening scenes, grey afternoons or scenes with people hurrying through the rain or snow. Later during his travels to Paris from 1891-1895, Fischer’s works became more bright and he also begun painting sunlit beach scenes with people bathing. Fischer also worked with illustrations for children’s books and did many famous Poster Designs where he was highly influenced by the masters: Steinlein and Toulouse-Lautrec. Besides Paris, Fischer travelled and worked in Germany from 1883-1909 and Italy from 1894-1922.
Exhibitions:
Charlottenborg: 1884-1911.
Salon, Paris: 1890.
Chicago: 1893,1895 and 1900.
Aarhus:1894.
Baltica-Skandinavia: 1910.
Gallery Bergenholz: 1923.
Øbro Art Gallery 