Alfred Jensen (painter, 1859)

Alfred Jensen: Dalmannkai in Hamburg , probably 1897

Alfred Jensen: four-master in the port of Hamburg , probably 1901

Three-master , 1916

Alfred Jensen (partly listed as Alfred Serenius Jensen , born November 16, 1859 in Randers , Denmark, † June 29, 1935 in Hamburg ) was a Danish - German marine painter .

Life

Alfred Jensen went to sea at the age of 14 and went on study trips to Africa , Australia and China, among others . From 1884 to 1885 he studied with Heinrich Leitner in Hamburg. Then he went back to sea. In 1897 he continued his studies, this time at the Academy in Kassel with Emil Neumann . Then he lived in Hamburg and worked as a professor at the local arts and crafts school .

Jensen is known as a marine painter whose works, including ship portraits , can be found in museums in Hamburg ( Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte , Altonaer Museum ), Bremerhaven , Kiel , Tronse and in private collections.

Awards

• In 1896 he received the honorary diploma in Kiel
• 1901 in Lyon the gold medal

Works (selection)

• Air yacht in a storm
• Port of Hamburg
• Wester Till Ton
• Sailboat on a rough sea (1918)

literature

• Jensen, Alfred . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 18 : Hubatsch – Ingouf . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1925, p. 513 .
• Jensen, Alfred . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 6 , supplements H-Z . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1962, p. 102 .
• Emmanuel Bénézit : Dictionary of Artists. Volume 7, Gründ, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-7000-3080-X , pp. 810-811.
• Ernst Rump : Lexicon of visual artists in Hamburg, Altona and the surrounding area. Hamburg 1912.
• Jensen, Alfred Serenius. In: Weilbach - Danish artist lexicon . Issues 1947 and 1994.

Web links

Commons : Alfred Jensen (marine painter)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Painting by Alfred Jensen , broadcast Lieb & Teuer from January 21, 2018, NDR . Moderation: Janin Ullmann , shot in Reinbek Castle , painting expert: Barbara Guarnieri.
• Painting by Alfred Serenius Jensen on the artnet portal