HA Brendekilde

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Hans Andersen Brendekilde (born April 7, 1857 in Brændekilde , Odense municipality , † March 30, 1942 in Jyllinge ) was a Danish painter.

Hans Andersen Brendekilde (photo)
Hans Andersen Brendekilde in a portrait by Laurits Andersen , oil on canvas, before 1900

life and work

Originally born as Hans Andersen , he added the name of his place of birth in March 1884 to distinguish himself from other bearers of this name. He also used the short form HA Brendekilde. He came from a peasant family and came to Odense to learn the profession of stonemason with the local sculptor. Then Brendekilde began at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen , first studying sculpture, from 1881 also painting, to which he finally devoted himself.

At the academy he met Laurits Andersen , a student from the neighboring village of Ring , who also took the place of birth Ring. Brendekilde and Ring remained friends for life. In the 1880s they worked together on the island of Funen . Her works were influenced by Jean-François Millet and Jules Bastien-Lepage . Brendekilde visited Italy , Egypt , Palestine and Syria . He also dealt with ceramics and the design of church windows.

Brendekilde's earliest works depicted the hard life of the poor peasants. Later he gave up the socially critical subjects and showed rural life from the idyllic side.

Brendekilde married Ida Juliane Antonie geb. Nielsen from Holtug. The couple had several children.

gallery

  • Exhausted , oil on canvas, 1889

  • Three little girls picking blackberries , oil on canvas, ca.1885

  • A Spring Day , oil on canvas, ca.1890

  • Portrait of Brendekilde's nephew Nils, oil on Leinwald, 1928

  • Boy fishing , oil on canvas, between 1880 and 1900

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personal data
SURNAME Brendekilde, HA
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brendekilde, Hans Andersen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Brændekilde , Odense Municipality
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1942
Place of death Jyllinge