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August Vilhelm Saabye (7 August 1823 – 12 November 1916), also known as August Wilhelm Saabye, was a Danish
Saabye went to Rome via Paris in 1855, staying there until 1865, learning more about the sculptures of antiquity. Here he started producing larger statues.
A major breakthrough and international recognition came in 1883 with what art historian describes as the "elegant nude figure" in marble of '' Susanna Before the Council''. His most popular work is ''
August Saabye in Art Index Denmark
Navigation in English, many details in Danish. The site is the central register of artworks and artists in the collections of Danish state-owned and state-subsidised museums and also links to . {{DEFAULTSORT:Saabye, August 1823 births 1916 deaths Danish sculptors Danish male artists People from Aarhus Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni 20th-century sculptors 19th-century sculptors Male sculptors Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen
sculptor
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
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Early life and education
Saabye was born in Skivholme, ,Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...
, the son of vicar Erhard Saabye (1778–1851) and Susanna Schmidt (1785–1856).
He competed as an individual for the Neuhausen Prize in 1854 and although he did not win, his work was praised so that he obtained the support of Herman Wilhelm Bissen
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (13 October 1798 – 10 March 1868) was a Danish sculptor.
Biography
Bissen was born at Schleswig in the Duchy of Schleswig. He was the son of Christian Gottlieb Wilhelm Bissen (1766-1847), a farmer, and Anna Margreth ...
and his father's permission to take up sculpture. He studied at the Copenhagen Academy of Fine Arts and then worked in Bissen's studio, learning the neoclassical tradition of Bertel Thorvaldsen
Bertel Thorvaldsen (; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish and Icelandic sculptor medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish ...
. He initially undertook art and design work, then produced small bronzes, reliefs and portrait busts, with elaborate detail and embossing.
Saabye went to Rome via Paris in 1855, staying there until 1865, learning more about the sculptures of antiquity. Here he started producing larger statues.
Career
Saabye was made a member of the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1871. His pupils includedAnne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (born Anne Marie Brodersen; 21 June 1863 – 21 February 1945) was a Danish sculptor. Her preferred themes were domestic animals and people, with an intense, naturalistic portrayal of movements and sentiments. She al ...
who studied with him from 1882, and Gerda Madvig.
A major breakthrough and international recognition came in 1883 with what art historian describes as the "elegant nude figure" in marble of '' Susanna Before the Council''. His most popular work is ''Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...
'' of 1887 in the Rosenborg Castle Gardens
Rosenborg Castle Gardens (Danish: Kongens Have literally The King's Garden) is the oldest and most visited park in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in the early 17th century as the private gardens of King Christian IV's Rosenborg Castle, th ...
, Copenhagen. In 1888 he was appointed Professor at the Art School for Women in Copenhagen.
Private life
Saabye married Anna Pauline Hansen (1822–1867) on 26 October 1858 in Rome. They had one son, engineer and entrepreneur Johannes Saabye (1860–1946). Bendtsen & Vinding 1979–84. After his wife's death in Copenhagen, he married Hanne Louise Augusta Baroness Haxthausen (1831–1911) on 29 September 1869, also in Copenhagen. August Saabye died on 12 November 1916 and is buried in Garnisons Cemetery, Copenhagen.See also
*Danish sculpture
Danish sculpture as a nationally recognized art form can be traced back to 1752 when Jacques Saly was commissioned to execute a statue of King Frederick V of Denmark on horseback. While Bertel Thorvaldsen was undoubtedly the country's most prominen ...
References
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August Saabye in Art Index Denmark
Navigation in English, many details in Danish. The site is the central register of artworks and artists in the collections of Danish state-owned and state-subsidised museums and also links to . {{DEFAULTSORT:Saabye, August 1823 births 1916 deaths Danish sculptors Danish male artists People from Aarhus Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni 20th-century sculptors 19th-century sculptors Male sculptors Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen