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Anton Eduard Kieldrup (16 February 1826,
@ the Historisk Arkiv for Haderslev Kommune. His first art lessons were at a local school in Haderslev. From 1845 to 1847, with support from his family, he attended the
@ Kunstindeks Danmark. His first exhibit was in 1847, followed by study trips to Norway, paid for by his fiancé's father. His first major showing came at the
Many of his relatives suffered from a "weak chest" and he had frequent periods of poor health. He died of unspecified causes at the age of forty-three and was buried at
ArtNet: More works by Kieldrup.Anton Kieldrup
@ Gravsted {{DEFAULTSORT:Kieldrup, Anton Eduard 1826 births 1869 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters People from Haderslev Municipality Danish landscape painters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen 19th-century Danish male artists
Anton Eduard Kieldrup (16 February 1826, Haderslev
Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).Copenhagen
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) was a Danish landscape painter
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compos ...
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Biography
His father was asailing master
The master, or sailing master, is a historical rank for a naval officer trained in and responsible for the navigation of a sailing vessel. The rank can be equated to a professional seaman and specialist in navigation, rather than as a military ...
who later became the proprietor of a leasehold estate
A leasehold estate is an ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property in which a lessee or a tenant holds rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord. Although a tenant does hold rights to real property, a l ...
.Brief biography@ the Historisk Arkiv for Haderslev Kommune. His first art lessons were at a local school in Haderslev. From 1845 to 1847, with support from his family, he attended the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
History
The Royal Dani ...
where he decided to become a landscape painter.Biographical notes@ Kunstindeks Danmark. His first exhibit was in 1847, followed by study trips to Norway, paid for by his fiancé's father. His first major showing came at the
Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition
The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (''Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling'') is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (''Kunsthal Charlottenborg'').
Kunsthal Charlottenborg ...
in 1850 and consisted of Norwegian landscapes. In 1851 and 1852, he applied for financial support from the Academy, but was turned down for lack of experience. He returned to Norway in 1855, accompanied by his friend, the portrait painter Ole Balling, and was married in 1857. Of their nine children, only three survived to adulthood.
After a stay in Munich from 1858 to 1859, at his own expense, he exhibited landscapes which the Academy judged as promising and, finally, in 1863, was awarded a stipend for study travel. He visited Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the Low Countries
The term Low Countries, also known as the Low Lands ( nl, de Lage Landen, french: les Pays-Bas, lb, déi Niddereg Lännereien) and historically called the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlanden), Flanders, or Belgica, is a coastal lowland region in N ...
. These trips, notably a lengthy stay in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
, were later judged to have had an unfavorable effect on his work, as he became too focused on the prevailing popular fashions.
Upon returning home, that influence slowly wore off and his works became a more natural reflection of the Danish landscape, especially the forests and coastlines. Although he competed for the several times, he was not successful.
Many of his relatives suffered from a "weak chest" and he had frequent periods of poor health. He died of unspecified causes at the age of forty-three and was buried at Garnisons Cemetery
Garrison Cemetery (Danish: Garnisons Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was inaugurated in 1671 on a site just outside the Eastern City Gate, as a military cemetery complementing the naval Holmens Cemetery which had been inaugura ...
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References
External links
ArtNet: More works by Kieldrup.
@ Gravsted {{DEFAULTSORT:Kieldrup, Anton Eduard 1826 births 1869 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters People from Haderslev Municipality Danish landscape painters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen 19th-century Danish male artists