Johannes Holbek

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Self-portrait 1892
Talismand 1900

Johannes Holbek (born November 13, 1872 in Årby near Kalundborg , † May 14, 1903 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish painter and draftsman .

He was the son of pastor Christian Ohnsorg Holbek (1833-1912) and Marie Frederikke Ludovica, née Thune (1837-1916), born. In 1891 he became a student at the Roskilde Cathedral School. In 1892 he attended vocational school, where the painter Holger Grønvold taught. In the spring of 1893 he completed a semester at the Royal Danish Academy of Art with Frederik Vermehren .

Johannes Holbek saw the works of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin at the “Free Exhibition” at the artists' association , which made a deep impression on him. In the period from 1893 to 1894 he visited Paris and Brittany , and in 1899 Germany . His attempts to collaborate with the Danish press and the " Lustige Blätter " were unsuccessful.

He continued his studies in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Gustave Moreau . From 1901 to 1902 he worked in Fernand Cormon's studio and illustrated “ Enoch Arden ” by Alfred Tennyson .

He died at the age of 31 and was buried in the Snoldelev cemetery. Many of his works were only published posthumously by his friend Jens Lund.

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SURNAME Holbek, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Årby near Kalundborg
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1903
Place of death Copenhagen