Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen ART FOR SALE

1912 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1993 Tagelund, Denmark. Known for: Abstract, geometric sculpture, mixed-media painting.

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Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen (4 June 1912, Copenhagen - 26 January 1993, Tågelund) was a Danish sculptor and painter. He lived in France from 1947 - 1969. From 1962 - 1981 he was professor at the Kunstakademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich. In 1969 he moved to Tagelund, west of Egtved, Denmark. From 1976 to 1985 he was professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, Copenhagen. From 1986 to 1991, he worked with Jean Clareboudt to create a sculpture park at Tørskind Gravel Pit near Egtved and Vejle. He worked closely together with his friend and son in law, Bernard Leauté. Jacobsen also had a connection to Asger Jorn and the CoBrA artists, but he never was a member of their group. He died in 1993 at home in Tågelund. The Danish Robert award... Read full biography