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1854 Ring, Denmark - 1933 Skt. Jorgensberg, Denmark. Known for: Symbolist and social realist painting.
Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of... Read full biography
Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.... Read full biography
Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon. Born as Laurits Andersen in the village Ring in southern Zealand, Ring had a father who was a wheelmaker and carpenter named Anders Olsen (1816-83) and a mother who was a farmer's daughter named... Read full biography
Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon. Born as Laurits Andersen in the village Ring in southern Zealand, Ring had a father who was a wheelmaker and carpenter named Anders Olsen (1816-83) and a mother who was a farmer's daughter named Johanne Andersdatter (1814-95). In 1869, he became a painter's apprentice because his older brother was to take over the father's workshop. In 1873, while working in Copenhagen, Laurits decided to take classes in painting, and after two years of private... Read full biography
Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon. Born as Laurits Andersen in the village Ring in southern Zealand, Ring had a father who was a wheelmaker and carpenter named Anders Olsen (1816-83) and a mother who was a farmer's daughter named Johanne Andersdatter (1814-95). In 1869, he became a painter's apprentice because his older brother was to take over the father's workshop. In 1873, while working in Copenhagen, Laurits decided to take classes in painting, and after two years of private studies he was accepted at the Danish Academy of Arts in 1875 and studied briefly with painter P. S. Krøyer. He was never content with th... Read full biography
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Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism* and social realism* in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
Born as Laurits Andersen in the village Ring in southern Zealand, Ring had a father who was a wheelmaker and carpenter named Anders Olsen (1816-83) and a mother who was a farmer's daughter named Johanne Andersdatter (1814-95). In 1869, he became a painter's apprentice because his older brother was to take over the father's workshop. In 1873, while working in Copenhagen, Laurits decided to take classes in painting, and after two year...But wait, there's more...
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