Herman Vedel
Encyclopedia
Herman Vedel was a Danish
painter, the leading Danish portraitist of his time.
. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1897 and at the Zahrtmann School
from 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg
with "Portrait of a young girl" in 1900 (Danish National Gallery
), he quickly became a sought after portraitist.
, and his portrait of Georg Brandes
from 1922.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
painter, the leading Danish portraitist of his time.
Biography
Herman Vedel was born on 1 March 1875 in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1897 and at the Zahrtmann School
Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler
Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler was a Danish art school established in Copenhagen in 1882 as a protest against the policies of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and to provide an alternative to its educational program...
from 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg
Charlottenborg Palace
Charlottenborg Palace is a large town mansion located on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally built as a residence for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, it has served as the base of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts since its foundation in 1754...
with "Portrait of a young girl" in 1900 (Danish National Gallery
Statens Museum for Kunst
Statens Museum for Kunst is the Danish national gallery located in Copenhagen....
), he quickly became a sought after portraitist.
Works
Among his best known works are Negotiating the 1915 Constitution (da. Forhandlinger om Grundloven 1915), which features prominently in Christiansborg PalaceChristiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace, , on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing , the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court...
, and his portrait of Georg Brandes
Georg Brandes
Georg Morris Cohen Brandes was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind the "Modern Breakthrough" of Scandinavian culture...
from 1922.