Carl Wentorf - En kunstauktion på Charlottenborg, 1899

Carl Christian Ferdinand Wentorf (25 April 1863 – 24 November 1914) was a

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painter. His works included genre pieces and portraits. He won the Royal Danish Art Academy's Annual Medal in 1901.

Biography

Carl Wentorf was born in

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, the son of furnituremaker Heinrich Frederik Wentorf and Cecilie Juditha (née) Wandschneider. He attended the

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from 1881 to 1887. He had his debut at the Charlottenborg Exhibition in 1897 with a portrait of the landscape painter Carl Frederik Aagaard. He travelled widely in the 1890s with economic support both from the Academy and Det Ancherske Legat, especially to Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands.. Wentorf exhibited regularly at Charlottenborg as well as at a number of exhibitions abroad. His style was conservative and showed influence from

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. He became part of the circle around Selskabet for National Kunst through his acquaintance with Gustav Vermehren. His ''Portrait of Master Carpenter Harald Olsen'' won the Academy's Annual Medal. He also received a gold medal for the painting ''En Gammel Bonde paa Toften'' in

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Personal life

Wentorf married Alma Margrethe Nathalie Qvist (née 1861) on 18 April 1890.

Works

* ''Fra Trøstens Bolig, Motiv fra en Fattiggaard'' (1892m Hirschsprung Samling), ''En Collection'') * ''En Gudstjeneste paa

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'' 1893,

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) * ''Den gamle Bonde paa Toften'' (1899,

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, awarded gold medal in

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in 1901) * ''Et Sladderhjørne'' (1898) * ''Portrætterne af tømrermester Harald Olsen'' (Tømmerlavets forsamlingssal) * ''Hofjægermester Frederik Tesdorpf'' (1902) *Grev Ahlefeldts tre sønner'' (1903) * ''Baron Frederik Rosenørn-Lehn'' (1904) * ''Etatsråd Bock'' * ''School master frøken Marie Kruse'' (1904)

References

External links

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