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Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand
Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand (1863–1958). Danish painter, sculptor, architect, engraver, potter, writer, and collector. He was born in Copenhagen, where he studied at the Academy. In 1888–9 he visited Paris, and he was again in France between 1890 and 1894, abandoning his early naturalistic style under the impact of Gauguin (whom he met in Brittany) and Symbolism. His work became highly individual, notable for its obscure and disturbing subject-matter and glaringly bright colours (After the Tempest, NG, Oslo, 1905). His sculpture is often polychromatic, using mixed media, showing the influence of Klinger. Willumsen was also influenced by El Greco, on whom he wrote a long book (2 vols., 1927). He designed two villas for himself in Denmark, but after the First World War he spent most of his life in the South of France. His later work included numerous portraits. He was one of the leading personalities of his time in Danish art, idolized as a genius by his admirers, but decried by others. There is a museum devoted to Willumsen at Frederikssund in Denmark, containing work he collected as well as produced himself.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html |
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Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand
Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand (1863–1958). Danish painter, sculptor, architect, engraver, potter, and collector. In 1888–9 he visited Paris, and he lived in France from 1890 to 1894, abandoning his early naturalistic style under the impact of Gauguin (whom he met in Brittany) and Symbolism. His work became highly individual, notable for its obscure and disturbing subject matter and glaringly bright colours (After the Tempest, 1905, NG, Oslo). His sculpture is often polychromatic, using mixed media, showing the influence of Klinger. Willumsen was also influenced by El Greco, on whom he wrote a long book (2 vols., 1927). He was one of the leading personalities of his time in Danish art, idolized as a genius by his admirers, but decried by others. There is a museum devoted to him at Frederikssund, near Copenhagen.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html |
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Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand
Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand (b Copenhagen, 7 Sept. 1863; d Cannes, 4 Apr. 1958). Danish painter, sculptor, architect, engraver, potter, and collector. In 1888–9 he visited Paris, and he was again in France between 1890 and 1894, abandoning his early naturalistic style under the impact of Gauguin (whom he met in Brittany) and Symbolism. His work became highly individual, notable for its obscure and disturbing subject matter and glaringly bright colours (After the Tempest, 1905, NG, Oslo). His sculpture is often polychromatic, using mixed media, showing the influence of Klinger. Willumsen was also influenced by El Greco, on whom he wrote a long book (2 vols., 1927). He was one of the leading personalities of his time in Danish art, idolized as a genius by his admirers, but decried by others.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html IAN CHILVERS. "Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-WillumsenJensFerdinand.html |
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