Edvard Lehmann (1815-1892) was a

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painter, illustrator and lithographer who is mainly remembered for his work as a theatre painter. His drawings and watercolours are an importance source of knowledge about Danish theatre during the

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Biography

Lehmann was born in

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on 20 January 1815, the son of miniature painter Johan Peter Christian Lehmann and Johanne Lassen. He never married and left no children. Lehmann studied at the

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from 1828. He worked at the

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as a costume draughtsman c. 1840-70, collaborating with

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. Lehmann was also active as a portraitist and painted humorous genre paintings of street life in Copenhagen.

Exhibitions

Lehmann has been represented on the following exhibitions: * Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen ( 1829, 1931–34, 1836–58, 1867–69, 1876, 1878–81, 1885) * Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm (1850) * Nordic Art Exhibition, Copenhagen (1872) * Rgeatre Exhibition, Copenhagen (1898) * City Hall Exhibition, Copenhagen (1901) * Danish Jewish Artists,

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, Copenhagen (1908) * My Best Artwork,

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, Copenhagen (1941) * Kunstnerforen. af 18. Nov., Copenhagen (1942) * ; Arte danese,

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, Rome (1974) * De ukendte guldaldermalere, Kunstforeninge, Copenhagen (1982) * C.W. Eckersberg and His Students,

, Copenhagen (1983) * Inden for murene, Kunstforeneningen, Copenhagen (1984)

Gallery

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in Copenhagen''

References

External links

Edvard Lehmann
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Edvard Lehmann
art artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehmann, Edvard 19th-century Danish painters Danish scenic designers 1815 births 1892 deaths