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1900 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1966. Known for: Modernist coastal view, landscape and figure painting.
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and... Read full biography
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930. Inspired... Read full biography
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930. Inspired by Cubism and Fauvism as well as by Cézanne's approach to form and color, he painted still lifes, portraits and landscapes, including scenes of Bornholm and Frederiksberg Park. Shortly after leaving... Read full biography
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930. Inspired by Cubism and Fauvism as well as by Cézanne's approach to form and color, he painted still lifes, portraits and landscapes, including scenes of Bornholm and Frederiksberg Park. Shortly after leaving the Academy, he exhibited at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (Kunsternes Eferårsudstilling) in 1927 as well as at Charlottenborg. In 1928, he was one of the founders of the Decembristerne, an artists association which he belonged to for the rest of his... Read full biography
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930. Inspired by Cubism and Fauvism as well as by Cézanne's approach to form and color, he painted still lifes, portraits and landscapes, including scenes of Bornholm and Frederiksberg Park. Shortly after leaving the Academy, he exhibited at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (Kunsternes Eferårsudstilling) in 1927 as well as at Charlottenborg. In 1928, he was one of the founders of the Decembristerne, an artists association which he belonged to for the rest of his life. In later life Jensen turned to Expressionism, painting landscapes and cityscapes as well as interiors and self-po... Read full biography
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Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter.
Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930.
Inspired by Cubism and Fauvism as well as by Cézanne's approach to form and color, he painted still lifes, portraits and landscapes, including scenes of Bornholm and Frederiksberg Park. Shortly after leaving the Academy, he exhibited at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (Kunsternes Eferårsudstilling) in 1927 as well as at Charlottenborg. In 1928, he was one of the founders of the Decembristerne, an artists association which he belonged...But wait, there's more...
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