Jens Martin Victor Lund (18 November 1871,

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– 10 June 1924,

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) was a Danish painter, designer and graphic artist.

Studies

His father was a cabinetmaker for the Royal Court. He left school in 1886, after the loss of both of his parents left him with a nervous ailment, and became a student of the painter, . Although he also studied

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and law, he eventually decided to focus on art as a career. He was married in 1893 to the daughter of a local

catechist Catechesis (; from Greek: , "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book. It started as education of converts to Christianity, but as the ...

.Jens Lund
Vejen Kunstmuseum He spent a year working with

Jens Jensen-Egeberg Jens Jørgen Jensen-Egeberg (26 April 1848, Hedensted – 20 September 1922, Hørsholm) was a Danish painter. His works include portraits, landscapes and genre scenes. He also worked in pastels. Biography His father, Jens Pedersen (1802–1885) ...

, but his greatest inspiration came during a stay in Paris from 1896 to 1899, when he studied at the

Académie Julian The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...

with

Tony Robert-Fleury Tony Robert-Fleury (1 September 18378 December 1911) was a French painter, known primarily for historical scenes. He was also a prominent art teacher, with many famous artists among his students. Biography He was born just outside Paris, and st ...

and became acquainted with his fellow Danish artists,

Rudolph Tegner Rudolph Tegner (12 July 1873 – 5 June 1950) was a Danish sculptor linked to the Symbolist movement. In the early 20th century his work caused considerable controversy in Denmark. A large number of his works are on display in the Rudolph Tegner M ...

Johannes Holbek Johannes Holbek (13 November 1872, in Årby, near Kalundborg – 14 May 1903, in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and graphic artist. Biography His father was a parish priest. He graduated from the Roskilde Cathedral School in 1891 and was adm ...

and

Niels Hansen Jacobsen Niels Hansen Jacobsen (September 10, 1861 – November 26, 1941) was a Danish sculptor and ceramist. He is most famous for creating the once controversial sculpture, '' Trold, der vejrer kristenblod''. The name of the statue is taken from a ...

.Jens Lund
Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon This was followed by a long series of travels; many in the company of Tegner. His trips included Italy (1901-1903 and 1905-1907), Greece (1902), Spain and Morocco (1905), Bruges (1909) and

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(1910). Throughout his work, he attempted to forge a connection between writing and graphic expression; publishing two works with text to advance his goal: ''Livets Skov'' (1901) and ''Forvandlede Blomster'' (1899).

Asger Jorn Asger Oluf Jorn (3 March 1914 – 1 May 1973) was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International. He was born in Vejrum, in the northwest c ...

considered some of his early works to be forerunners of

Surrealism Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to l ...

. His later works were more naturalistic. In an unpublished memoir, ''Mindet og Nuet'' (1921), he described the life of the Danish art community in Paris and their attraction to

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and

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

. He was president of the Graphic Arts Society from 1921 until his death. Among his numerous book illustrations are those for ''

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'' by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

, '' Bruges-la-Morte'' by

Georges Rodenbach Georges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach (16 July 1855 – 25 December 1898) was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist. Biography Georges Rodenbach was born in Tournai to a French mother and a German father from the Rhineland (Andernach). He was ...

(translated by Lund and his wife) and ''

Les Fleurs du Mal ''Les Fleurs du mal'' (; en, The Flowers of Evil, italic=yes) is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire. ''Les Fleurs du mal'' includes nearly all Baudelaire's poetry, written from 1840 until his death in August 1867. First publish ...

'' by

Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poetry, French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticis ...

Gallery

Jacobs Syn 1900 by Jens Lund.jpg, ''Jacobs Syn'' (1900) Mon âme voltige sur les parfums... 1901 by Jens Lund.jpg, Illustration from
''Les Fleurs du Mal'' (1901) Afrodite 1905 by Jens Lund.jpg, ''Aphrodite'' (1905) Prinsessen 1906 by Jens Lund.jpg, ''Princess'' (1906) Adam 1912 by Jens Lund.jpg, ''Adam'' (1912)

References

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