Axel Ender

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Axel Hjalmar Ender (born September 14, 1853 in Asker , † September 10, 1920 in Kristiania ) was a Norwegian painter and sculptor .

Ender was born as the son of the farmer Bernhard Ender and his wife Fredrikke, b. Smith born.

In 1867 Ender began his artistic studies with Julius Middelthun and Johan Fredrik Eckersberg at the Royal School of Drawing and Art. From 1872 to 1874 he studied at the Art Academy in Stockholm and from 1875 to 1880 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . His studies abroad were funded by a grant from King Charles IV of Norway . He received widespread attention for his statue of Peter Wessel Tordenskiold on Oslo City Hall Square , which he created between 1891 and 1901. For this work he was awarded the Order of St. Olav .

In addition to his work as a sculptor, Ender also worked as a painter. Here he recorded motifs from his Norwegian homeland in a romantic style . This earned him the criticism that his art lacks "artistic seriousness and truthfulness". In return, his work was well received by the Kristiania Kunstverein, which exhibited and bought many of his works.

Another focus of his painting is religious art. Various altar panels in Norwegian churches come from Enders.

Ender was married to Helga Sørenssen.

gallery

  • Tordenskiold on City Hall Square in Oslo

  • Sleigh ride on the ice

  • North Aurdal

  • On the ice rink

  • Angel of the Resurrection in Sundby Church, Copenhagen

Web links

Commons : Axel Ender  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Axel Ender - Gravminner i Norge ( Norwegian ) In: Oslo commune, Gravferdsetaten . disnorge.no. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ole Rønning Johannesen: Axel Ender ( Norwegian ) In: Norsk kunstnerleksikon . nbl.snl.no. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Ender, Axel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ender, Axel Hjalmar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Asker
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1920
Place of death Kristiania , Norway