Adolph Larsen
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Adolph Alfred Larsen (born November 27, 1856 in Copenhagen , † October 2, 1942 in Svejbæk, Midtjylland ) was a Danish landscape painter .
Life
Adolph Larsen was the son of Jens Larsen and Franzine Marie, née Merkel. During his studies with Kristian Zahrtmann he discovered his interest in painting and taught it to himself. He increasingly turned to landscape painting. He painted his first work in 1886 and received the Sødringske Prize for it in 1889 . In 1893 he won the Neuhausenske Prize for his work Det indre af en Skov med gamle Træer (The interior of a forest with old trees) .
Adolph Larsen died in seclusion on October 2, 1942 at the age of 85 in the small Danish town of Svejbæk on Jutland .
Web links
- Adolph Larsen in the Danish Art Index
- Works by Adolph Larsen on artnet.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Larsen, Adolph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsen, Adolph Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1942 |
| Place of death | Svejbæk |