Rudi Gudmund Olsen - Artist Info

About Rudi Gudmund Olsen

  • Biography

    Rudi Gudmund Olsen was born on 23 June 1937 in Bronshoej, Denmark, to a father who was a recognized painter and a mother who worked as a saleswoman. He was considered to be a child prodigy when, as an eight year old boy, his pictures were exhibited by art dealer, Borge Birch, and at just eleven years of age his pictures were accepted at Denmark’s Kunsternes Efterarsudstilling (KE). This was very noteworthy as KE is one of the Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art’s most important institutions and ever since it was established in1900 KE has focused on the new art of tomorrow. This has allowed new artists without funds to be recognised.

    Olsen studied at the P Rostrup Boyesen Malersk, Denmark, from 1952-53 and then went on to ...

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