August Christian Valdemar Hassel (9 February 1864 – 30 May 1942) was a

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sculptor.

Early life and education

Hassel was born in

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, the son of captain and mechanic Johan Fridolin Hassel and Doris Henriette Eickhoff. He apprenticed under stucco artist and carver H.C. Berg from August 1879 and graduated from

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in January 1882. He graduated from the School of Decorative Arts on 25 May 1886. He later continued his training at the

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where he studied under

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, graduating on 30 January 1888.

Career

Hassel had his debut at the

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in 1888 with a portrait bust of composer

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. It was later followed by a number of other portraits. Most of his work was within the area of religious art and he contributed with sculptural works and altarpieces for a number of churches.

List of works

* Niels Gade (1889) * Memorial to Christian IX (1908)

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(with Ludvig Knudsen) * Crucifix (1900) Fredens Church, Copenhagen * Memorial to Christian IX (1912) Tirsbjerg * Bust of Peter Christian Abildgaard (1910) Landbohøjsk * Bust of Frederik VIII (1819) * Bust of Queen Louise, dowager queen of Denmark (1913) * Hans Egede and Gertrud Rask (1921) St. Nicolas' Church, Copenhagen * Bernhard Bang (1923) University of Copenhagen Frederiksberg Campus * Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Louise Foundation (1901) Nr. 59 Sortedam Dossering, Copenhagen * ''Kristi gravlæggelse'' (1890) * ''Syge anråber Jesus om hjælp'' (1891) Garnisons Sogns Menighedshus, Copenhagen * ''Jesus opvækker Lazarus'' (1897) Nørre Broby Church * ''Jesus prædiker i Nazareth'' (1904) formerly Nazareth Church, Copenhagen * ''Lazarus opvækkelse'' (1918) Grøndalskirke, Copenhagen

Gallery

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(1935)

References

External links

August Hassel
at

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