Folmer Bonnén (17 February 1885 – 10 October 1960) was a Danish painter and journalist. He was one of the founding members of the grouping of modern artists known as De Tretten where, in 1909, he exhibited a large colourful painting ''Ungdom i aftensol'' (Youth in the Evening Sun), causing quite a stir.

Kristian Zahrtmann Peder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, (31 March 1843 – 22 June 1917) was a Danish painter. He was a part of the Danish artistic generation in the late 19th century, along with Peder Severin Krøyer and Theodor Philipsen, ...

immediately supported the daring work, rewarding Bonnén with a stipendium. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the

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. As can be seen from his solo exhibition in 1942, Bonnén's later paintings were much more subdued as, no doubt under the influence of the Nazis, he sought to contribute to "national culture". Indeed, during the

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, he worked as a journalist for the Nazi newspaper Fædrelandet.Hanne Honnens de Lichtenberg, "Folmer Bonnén"
''Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon''. Retrieved 20 February 2013. Further, according to the Bovrup File Bonnén joined the DNSAP in April 1940, just prior to Germany's invasion of Denmark. Bunnén had extensive interests in culture. He developed a new technique called ''Dansk Fresko'' (Danish fresco) based on the use of

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on cement. He also sang as a tenor in 1915, translated

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in his 1919 ''Lyrisk Intermezzo'' and wrote poems for children. In 1918, he opened a painting school. His student was Frede Salling.https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/frede-salling-1910-coffee-houses-472884928

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The painting "''Ungdomen i aftensol''" in an article from Odense Museum
20th-century Danish painters Danish male writers 1885 births 1960 deaths People from Randers Danish collaborators with Nazi Germany Art competitors at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-painter-stub