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1866 Radvaad, Denmark - 1935 Copenhagen, Denmark. Known for: Goldsmith crafts, stainless steel vases, stirling silver bowls.
Thirty seven years old, widowed and with two young sons to provide for, Georg Jensen gambled his life savings on opening a tiny silversmithy in the spring of 1904, a decision that would change not... Read full biography
Thirty seven years old, widowed and with two young sons to provide for, Georg Jensen gambled his life savings on opening a tiny silversmithy in the spring of 1904, a decision that would change not only his life but also the history of Danish silverware and jeweller. Jensen was born in 1866, the... Read full biography
Thirty seven years old, widowed and with two young sons to provide for, Georg Jensen gambled his life savings on opening a tiny silversmithy in the spring of 1904, a decision that would change not only his life but also the history of Danish silverware and jeweller. Jensen was born in 1866, the seventh of eight children, in the town of Radvaad north of Copenhagen where his father worked as a knife grinder in the local factory. His creativity exhibited itself early on and his family encouraged... Read full biography
Thirty seven years old, widowed and with two young sons to provide for, Georg Jensen gambled his life savings on opening a tiny silversmithy in the spring of 1904, a decision that would change not only his life but also the history of Danish silverware and jeweller. Jensen was born in 1866, the seventh of eight children, in the town of Radvaad north of Copenhagen where his father worked as a knife grinder in the local factory. His creativity exhibited itself early on and his family encouraged his artistic nature, moving to Copenhagen when he was 14 so that he could be apprenticed as a goldsmith with the firm Guldsmed Andersen. In his spare time he attended a technical school and also indulged his hobby of modelling clay. After four years... Read full biography
Thirty seven years old, widowed and with two young sons to provide for, Georg Jensen gambled his life savings on opening a tiny silversmithy in the spring of 1904, a decision that would change not only his life but also the history of Danish silverware and jeweller. Jensen was born in 1866, the seventh of eight children, in the town of Radvaad north of Copenhagen where his father worked as a knife grinder in the local factory. His creativity exhibited itself early on and his family encouraged his artistic nature, moving to Copenhagen when he was 14 so that he could be apprenticed as a goldsmith with the firm Guldsmed Andersen. In his spare time he attended a technical school and also indulged his hobby of modelling clay. After four years he left to pursue his interest in sculpting which he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1892, aft... Read full biography
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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Plaster
- •Silver, Silversmithing
Added Description
- •Goldsmith, Goldsmithing
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Exposition Universelle, France, 1925
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons