Christian Aigens - Artist Info

About Christian Aigens

  • Biography

    Actually Anders Peter Christian Larsen, assumed the name Aigens around 1903, Danish painter who lived from 1870 to 1940, regular summer stays in Skagen in his youth, first studied at the Technical University in Copenhagen with Vermehren. From 1888-90 studies the academy Copenhagen and pupils of the painting school by Peder Severin Krøyer, Michael Ancher and Laurits Regner Tuxen, influenced by Julius Paulsen, undertook study trips to Switzerland (1900) and the Faroe Islands (1906-07), belonged to the artist group around Poul Friis Nybo, created several portraits in 1908-32 of his friend, the writer Christian Engelstoft, active in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.

    Source: Vollmer, AKL, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Wi...

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