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Preben Hornung BIOGRAPHY
1919 Valby - 1989 Frederiksberg. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were... Read full biography
Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were characterized by abstract colorism and during his career he played a central role in the development... Read full biography
Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were characterized by abstract colorism and during his career he played a central role in the development of abstract art in Denmark. Hornung has depicted the world of technology, details of factories, iron structures, etc., in seemingly non-figurative paintings. He was also successful as a portrait... Read full biography
Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were characterized by abstract colorism and during his career he played a central role in the development of abstract art in Denmark. Hornung has depicted the world of technology, details of factories, iron structures, etc., in seemingly non-figurative paintings. He was also successful as a portrait painter.
Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were characterized by abstract colorism and during his career he played a central role in the development of abstract art in Denmark. Hornung has depicted the world of technology, details of factories, iron structures, etc., in seemingly non-figurative paintings. He was also successful as a portrait painter.
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Preben Hornung was educated in Copenhagen at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936-1938 and at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1941-1946. His earliest paintings from the 1930s were characterized by abstract colorism and during his career he played a central role in the development of abstract art in Denmark. Hornung has depicted the world of technology, details of factories, iron structures, etc., in seemingly non-figurative paintings. He was also successful as a portrait painter.