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Ludvig Christian Brinck-Seidelin Kabell (21 July 1853, Vejlby,

Norddjurs Municipality Norddjurs is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 723.15 km² and has a population of 37,839 (1 April 2014). On 1 January 2007 Norddjurs municipality was created as the result of ''Kom ...

- 1 February 1902,

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janua ...

) was a Danish landscape painter.

Biography

His father was a priest. When he was ten, the family moved to Zealand and he attended the Herlufsholm School for six years.Biographical notes
@ Kunstindeks Danmark. There, his drawing skills were noticed by the painter,

Georg Hilker Georg Hilker (5 June 1807 – 13 January 1875) was a Danish decorative painter active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century. He collaborated with painter Constantin Hansen (1804–1880). Early life and career Hilk ...

, who took him to Copenhagen as his apprentice. While there, he attended classes taught by

P.C. Skovgaard Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P. C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known ...

at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, but was never formally admitted. This was the occasion, however, for making the acquaintance of

Godfred Christensen Polycarpus Godfred Berry Wildenradt Christensen (23 July 1845, Copenhagen - 15 November 1928, Copenhagen) was a Danish landscape painter. Biography Christensen was born Copenhagen, the son of Mads Christensen and Anna Kirstine Wissing. Afte ...

, who aroused his interest in landscape painting. He began by painting en

plein aire ''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein air' painting ...

with his friend Karl Jensen, and they mutually influenced each other's styles, although Jensen would come to focus on interior paintings. His first major showing was at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition of 1878. This led to a sale of his work "Watering Hole Outside a Farmhouse" to the

Kunstforeningen Kunstforeningen (English The Art Society), now officially called Gammel Strand after its address, is an exhibition space and non-profit membership organization located at Gammel Strand in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1825 to promote and ...

; an organization that would become a regular customer. He took a brief trip to Paris in 1880 then, thanks to a small stipend from the Academy, visited the

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

and Italy. In 1883, he was awarded the . Upon returning in 1887, he married Baroness Rudolphine Wedell-Wedellsborg (1856-1920), the daughter of Baron ; forest administrator for the

Vallø stift Vallø stift or ''Det Adelige Stift Vallø for ugifte døtre'' (Noble Vallø Foundation for Unmarried Daughters) was a Danish foundation for the support of unmarried female nobles. It was located at Vallø Castle just south of Køge on the eas ...

. In 1895, he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal.Biographical notes
@ Den Store Danske.

References

External links

ArtNet: More works by Kabell.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kabell, Kabell 1853 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters Danish landscape painters Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal People from Norddjurs Municipality 19th-century Danish male artists