Hans Andersen Brendekilde (1857 - 1942)

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Hans Andersen Brendekilde

Hans Andersen Brendekilde, born Hans Andersen, was a Danish impressionist painter and representative of the Socialist Realist style.

Hans was a distant relative of the famous storyteller Hans Christian Andersen and also from a very poor family. However, his abilities were noticed, and he was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, from which he graduated with honors, becoming a sculptor. However, Hans immediately began to paint, and depicted the harsh conditions of life in rural Denmark between 1880 and 1920. This was the beginning of the social realist style.

In 1884 he was living in Copenhagen with his friend, the painter Laurits Andersen Ring (1854-1933), at which time Hans took a second surname, Brendekilde, to avoid confusion.

Brendekilde was a committed socialist and produced many paintings depicting poor people working in the fields or in their homes at tragic moments in life. His most famous painting is The Weary One, which he completed in 1889. Through his work, Brendekilde had a great influence on many of his contemporaries, including Edvard Munch.

The talented and versatile artist also worked as an illustrator and gave a movement to arts and crafts in Denmark. Working for many years in the famous ceramics factory of Herman A. Koehler, he attracted other artists to this activity. And at the end of his life, the artist began to paint more positive pictures: flowers, playing children, fields under the sun.

Date and place of birt:7 april 1857, Brændekilde, Denmark
Date and place of death:30 march 1942, Jyllinge, Denmark
Nationality:Denmark
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting
Art style:Art Nouveau, Impressionism, Socialist realism

Creators Denmark

Vilhelm Melbye (1824 - 1882)
Vilhelm Melbye
1824 - 1882
Carl Christian Andersen (1849 - 1906)
Carl Christian Andersen
1849 - 1906
Johan Isaaksz Pontanus (1571 - 1639)
Johan Isaaksz Pontanus
1571 - 1639
Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913 - 2007)
Carl-Henning Pedersen
1913 - 2007
Christen Schiellerup Købke (1810 - 1848)
Christen Schiellerup Købke
1810 - 1848
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch (1788 - 1864)
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch
1788 - 1864
Anton Nissen (1866 - 1934)
Anton Nissen
1866 - 1934
Serge Vandercam (1924 - 2005)
Serge Vandercam
1924 - 2005
Robert Storm Petersen (Storm P.) (1882 - 1949)
Robert Storm Petersen (Storm P.)
1882 - 1949
Carl Christian Feddersen (1875 - 1950)
Carl Christian Feddersen
1875 - 1950
Viggo Lauritz Helsted (1861 - 1926)
Viggo Lauritz Helsted
1861 - 1926
Knud Agger (1895 - 1975)
Knud Agger
1895 - 1975
Oluf Host (1884 - 1966)
Oluf Host
1884 - 1966
Jorgen Nash (1920 - 2004)
Jorgen Nash
1920 - 2004
Karl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890)
Karl Heinrich Bloch
1834 - 1890
Hans Hilsøe (Hilsoe) (1871 - 1942)
Hans Hilsøe (Hilsoe)
1871 - 1942

Creators Art Nouveau

Antoine Guillemet (1841 - 1918)
Antoine Guillemet
1841 - 1918
Frederic Ede (1865 - 1943)
Frederic Ede
1865 - 1943
Otto Prutscher (1880 - 1949)
Otto Prutscher
1880 - 1949
Anna Peters (1843 - 1926)
Anna Peters
1843 - 1926
Giovan Francesco Gonzaga (1921 - 2007)
Giovan Francesco Gonzaga
1921 - 2007
Robert Riggs (1896 - 1970)
Robert Riggs
1896 - 1970
Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 - 1958)
Julius Paul Junghanns
1876 - 1958
Emile Gauffriaud (1877 - 1957)
Emile Gauffriaud
1877 - 1957
Hans Gerdes (1906 - 1979)
Hans Gerdes
1906 - 1979
Peter Franciscus Peters II (1818 - 1903)
Peter Franciscus Peters II
1818 - 1903
Félix Ziem (1821 - 1911)
Félix Ziem
1821 - 1911
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse (1864 - 1916)
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse
1864 - 1916
Ruth Sutherland (1884 - 1948)
Ruth Sutherland
1884 - 1948
Elena Aleksandrovna Kamolova (1918 - 2020)
Elena Aleksandrovna Kamolova
1918 - 2020
Wilhelm von Diez (1839 - 1907)
Wilhelm von Diez
1839 - 1907
Ludek Marold (1865 - 1898)
Ludek Marold
1865 - 1898
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