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Vilhelm Lundstrøm (26 May 1893 – 9 May 1950) was a Danish 
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From 1932, Lundstrøm had a permanent residence in Copenhagen. Lundstrøm was an illustrator at the journal ''Klingen'' from the beginning of 1919 to the end of 1920. In 1937 he became a member of the Academy Council and was appointed professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1944. He is remembered for his geometric still lifes with oranges, his cubistic scenes with nudes and his paintings of bottles, flasks and jugs. His style was characterised by clear, bright lines and few colours. In his later years, Lundstrøm adapted his style to looser modern art with contrasts in colors and form.
Retrieved 13 December 2008. Vilhelm Lundstrøm died at Copenhagen and was buried at
modernist
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painter. He was a central figure in early Danish experimental art and introduced French cubism
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to Denmark.
Biography
Vilhelm Henry Lundstrøm was born inCopenhagen
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, Denmark.
He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Art
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where he studied under Rostrup Böyesen.
He made his debut in 1918 at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition at Den Frie Udstilling
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in Copenhagen and participated in the exhibition Modern Art in the Art Pavilion in Aarhus
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.
Lundstrøm spent an extended period in France
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in the 1920s where he was influenced by Braque
Georges Braque ( , ; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century List of French artists, French painter, Collage, collagist, Drawing, draughtsman, printmaker and sculpture, sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his all ...
, Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...
and Cézanne. Together with fellow artists Karl Larsen, Axel Salto
Axel Johannes Salto (17 November 1889 – 21 March 1961) was a Danish ceramic artist of international fame.
His works also include painting, graphic design and illustrations for books, jewelry and textiles. As author and founder of the art magazin ...
and Svend Johansen Svend Johansen (10 September 1890 – 6 October 1970) was a Danish painter, scenographer and illustrator.
Biography
Born in Gentofte, Johansen attended the Copehangen Technical School where he met Poul Henningsen who became a friend and associate ...
, Lundstrøm settled in Bormes near Cannes and established the artistic group ''De Fire''. He resided at Cagnes-sur-Mer
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(1923-32), during which period he painted his ''Portrait of Tusnelda Sanders'' (1928), currently in Oslo at the National Museum.www.tusneldasanders.com
From 1932, Lundstrøm had a permanent residence in Copenhagen. Lundstrøm was an illustrator at the journal ''Klingen'' from the beginning of 1919 to the end of 1920. In 1937 he became a member of the Academy Council and was appointed professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1944. He is remembered for his geometric still lifes with oranges, his cubistic scenes with nudes and his paintings of bottles, flasks and jugs. His style was characterised by clear, bright lines and few colours. In his later years, Lundstrøm adapted his style to looser modern art with contrasts in colors and form.
Retrieved 13 December 2008. Vilhelm Lundstrøm died at Copenhagen and was buried at
Sundby Cemetery Sundby may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Places Denmark
* Sundby, Copenhagen, a district in Copenhagen
* Sundby, Lolland, a satellite town of Nykøbing Falster on Lolland
* Nørresundby, a town on North Jutlandic Island
Sweden
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.
See also
*Art of Denmark
Danish art is the visual arts produced in Denmark or by Danish artists. It goes back thousands of years with significant artifacts from the 2nd millennium BC, such as the Trundholm sun chariot. For many early periods, it is usually considered ...
References
1893 births 1950 deaths Artists from Copenhagen Danish Impressionist painters 20th-century Danish painters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts {{Denmark-painter-stub