Ejnar Nielsen - Artist Info

About Ejnar Nielsen

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    Ejnar Nielsen (9 July 1872 - 21 July 1956) was a Danish painter and illustrator, who was a central proponent of Symbolist* painting in Danish art. He is also known for his large mosaic on Stærekassen, an extension to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1920 to 1930 and received the Academy's Eckersberg Medal in 1908 and its Thorvaldsen Medal in 1913.

    Ejnar Nielsen was born 9 July 1872 in Copenhagen. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1889 and 93 and at Zahrtmann's Painting School from 1895 to 1896.

    in 1894 he travelled to Gjern in central Jutland where he painted the people and undulating landscapes. During this...

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