Ole Beck Kielberg (9 August 1911 – 2 May 1985) was a Danish painter. In the early 1930s, he joined the

artists' colony An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of Artist, artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior exi ...

in northwestern

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

known as the

Odsherred Painters Odsherred Painters ( da, Odsherredsmalerne) is a term applied to Danish artists from various periods with connections to Odsherred in the northwest of Zealand, Denmark. Some were born there while others settled in the area or painted there. While ...

. He is remembered above all for his landscapes of the countryside in the north of Zealand

Biography

Ole Kielberg was born at

Humlebæk Humlebæk is a town within the municipality of Fredensborg in North Zealand in Denmark, approximately 35 km north of Copenhagen. Humlebæk is located at the shore to Øresund and has a population of 9,758 (2022).

near

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

, Denmark. He was the son of Ejnar K. (1881–1960) and Amalie Margrethe Betzy Beck Petersen (1884–1972). From 1929, he studied art under Aksel Jørgensen at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dan ...

before continuing his education at the Académie Scandinave Maison Watteau in Paris (1933–34) under

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and

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. In 1930, he made his debut at the Den Frie Udstilling in Copenhagen. In 1938 he moved to Dageløkke near Humlebæk. During the 1930s, Kielberg spent several periods in

Odsherred Odsherred is a peninsula in the north-western part of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Odsherred stretches from the Sjællands Odde in the north-west to the now drained Lammefjord in the south, covering an area with a wide range of the ...

where he created landscapes from

Høve Høve is a village in northwest Zealand with fewer than 200 inhabitants (2011). Høve is located near Sejerø Bay, five kilometers north of Asnæs, 17 kilometers southwest of Nykøbing Sjælland, and 25 kilometers northwest of Holbæk. The village ...

to Vejrhøj in addition to a sketch of his friend

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wearing a rucksack. His early portraits and landscapes were characterized by Aksel Jørgensen's tight composition while his works from Paris were less rigid and more freely coloured. His Danish landscapes reveal his friendship with the Odsherred Painters, especially Karl Bovin,

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, Victor Brockdorff, Viggo Lørup and

Ellen Krause Ellen Margrethe Krause Rørup (29 December 1905 — 11 September 1990) was a Danish artist who, after marrying Viggo Rørup in 1937, became a member of the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters. Biography Born in ...

, most of whom were also members of

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. Kielberg is remembered first and foremost for the landscapes in all seasons and weathers he painted around Daugløkke near Humlebæk where he lived from 1938. In the 1950s, his approach benefited from the light and colour he experienced in Rome and Florence. A small proportion of his work also covered figure painting and portraits while he also copied the works of the classical masters he discovered in his trips to the museums of Europe. Later in life, he concentrated on painting garden flowers.

Awards

He received the Oluf Hartmann scholarship (1949), Jeanne and Henri Nathansen memorial grant (1961), Kristian Zahrtman scholarship (1966) and Slott-Møller scholarship (1978). Kielberg received the

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The Ec ...

in 1959 and the

Thorvaldsen Medal The Thorvaldsen Medal (Danish: Thorvaldsens Medalje, Thorvaldsen Medaillen) is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts. It ...

in 1929.

References

External links

Examples of Kielberg's work at Statens Museum for Kunst
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kielberg, Ole 1911 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Danish painters People from Hillerød Municipality Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal