early life and artistic influences oluf høst, a prominent danish expressionist painter, was born on march 18, 1884, in svaneke, bornholm. his artistic journey began with studies at the academy of fine arts in copenhagen from 1906 to 1915. it was during this period that he became acquainted with harald giersing's school, where karl isakson introduced him to expressionism, drawing inspiration from cézanne and van gogh. artistic style and…