Aksel Jorgensen (1883 - 1957)

Aksel Jorgensen was born the 3 February, 1883 in Copenhagen, and thus obviously belongs to the younger group of Danish painters who are today winning their laurels with such remarkable rapidity and assurance.

Studying first at the Technical School at Copenhagen, Jorgensen made his debut at Charlottenborg in 1908, and two years later attained signal success on the occasion of his appearance at the exhibition of The Thirteen, a group of young radicals who have already given excellent account of themselves.

The same year — 1910 — he was invited to send to the Frie Udstilling*, or Free Exhibition, and subsequently made his appearance at the International Exhibition at Rome. The painter's recen...