Vilhelm Lundstrøm (26 May 1893 – 9 May 1950) was a Danish

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painter. He was a central figure in early Danish experimental art and introduced French

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to Denmark.

Biography

Vilhelm Henry Lundstrøm was born in

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, Denmark. He was educated at the

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where he studied under Rostrup Böyesen. He made his debut in 1918 at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition at

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in Copenhagen and participated in the exhibition Modern Art in the Art Pavilion in

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. Lundstrøm spent an extended period in

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in the 1920s where he was influenced by

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and Cézanne. Together with fellow artists Karl Larsen, Axel Salto and

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, Lundstrøm settled in Bormes near Cannes and established the artistic group ''De Fire''. He resided at

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(1923-32), during which period he painted his ''Portrait of

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'' (1928), currently in Oslo at the National Museum.
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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.Lundstrom from Obro-Artgallery.com
Retrieved 13 December 2008. Vilhelm Lundstrøm died at Copenhagen and was buried at Sundby Cemetery.

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1893 births 1950 deaths Painters 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

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