Herman Vedel

Herman Vedel (1 March 1875 – 1 December 1948) was a Danish painter. He was the leading Danish portraitist of his time. One of his most well-known works is Negotiating the 1915 Constitution which features prominently in Christiansborg Palace.

Herman Vedel
Self portrait by Herman Vedel
Born
Herman Albert Gude Wedel

(175-03-01)1 March 175
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died1 December 1948(1948-12-01) (aged 73)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
EducationRoyal Danish Academy of Art
Known forPainting
AwardsEckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal

Biography

Herman Vedel (born 1 March 1875 in Copenhagen was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1897 and at the Zahrtmann Schoolfrom 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg with "Portrait of a young girl" in 1900 (Danish National Gallery), he quickly became a sought after portraitist.[1]

Works
Negotiating the 1915 Constitution

Wedel specialized in portrait painting from an early age. He painted a vast number of prominent figures of his time, including, Heorg Brandes (1922), Nobel Prize-winning author Johannes V. Jensen and Knud Rasmussen. He also painted a group portrait of the negotiations for the 1915 Constitution.

Awards

See also
  • Art of Denmark

References
  1. "Herman Vedel". Gyldendal. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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