Aage Bertelsen (28 September 1873 – 9 September 1945) was a

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painter. He was a member of the

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to North-East Greenland. He has also worked for

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in Næstved.

Biography

Early life and career

Aage Bertelsen was born in Næstved where his father, the painter Rudolf Bertelsen, was an art teacher at the Herlufsholm Bording School. From an early age he was taught to draw and paint by his father as well as by the painter L.A. Ring who was a close friend of the family. He later attended Zahrtmann's art school from 1892 to 1896 while working for Landvæsenet (1894–1897). Zahrtmann accompanied him on a journey to Italy in 1897 and in 1899–1900 he visited Germany and France.. Bertelsen exhibited at Charlottenborg's Spring Exhibition from 1899 to 1903 and at Kleis’ exhibition in 1901 and was a member of Den Frie Udstilling from 1904.

Expedition to Greenland, 1906–1908

In 1906–1908, Bertelsen participated in the Denmark Expedition to northeastern Greenland. In 1908, an exhibition with Bertelsen's and

Achton Friis Achton Friis (5 September 1871 – 17 December 1939) was a Denmark, Danish illustrator, painter and writer. He participated in the Denmark Expedition to Northeast Greenland in 1906–1908, creating a large number of works in the process, both ...

' works from the expedition was featured first at Den Frie Udstilling in Copenhagen and later in

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and Odense. In 1909 it moved on to Berlin and other German cities and in 19010 it was exhibited by the

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in London. Later exhibitions of their works from the expedition include an exhibition at the

Rudolph Tegner Museum The Rudolph Tegner Museum is set in the middle of a protected area just south of Dronningmølle on Zealand's north coast, some 50 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The museum is dedicated to the oeuvre of the sculptor Rudolph Tegner (1873–1 ...

in 2011. A comprehensive extract from Friis' and Bertelsen's diaries was published in 2013. In 1907 Bertelsen, together with

J.P. Koch Johan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born at Vestenskov. He was the uncle of the geologist Lauge Koch Career J.P. Koch participated in Amdrup's expeditio ...

, was reported to have first seen Fata Morgana Land ( da, Fata Morgana Landet), a

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supposedly lying between NE Greenland and Svalbard. This elusive land was allegedly seen as well by Lauge Koch from the air in 1933.

Later life

Back in Denmark, he settled in

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as a landscape painter. He was a co-founder of Kunst for Varer ("Art for Goods") in 1924 and was chairman of the organization until his death in 1945. He is buried at Birkerød Cemetery.

Honours

The

Aage Bertelsen Glacier Bertelsen Glacier ( da, Bertelsen Gletscher) is a glacier in northern Greenland.Google Earth Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. Between 2006 and 2010 there was an automatic weather station near the glacier. The ...

, as well as

Cape Aage Bertelsen A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...

, a headland in Queen Louise Land, were named in his honour.Place names, NE Greenland – GEUS
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References

External links

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