Lorenz Frølich
Lorenz Frølich (25 October 1820 – 25 October 1908) was a Danish painter, illustrator, graphic artist and etcher. [1]
Biography[edit]
Frølich was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father was a wholesaler. He studied in Copenhagen under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, in Dresden under Eduard Julius Bendemann from 1843–1846 and in Paris under Thomas Couture from 1852–1853. Afterward he lived much in Rome and in Paris, where he constantly exhibited at the salons. In 1877 he was appointed professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, Copenhagen. His illustrations, especially of children's books, are known everywhere and are more important than his paintings. His daughter Edma Frølich was his favorite model when a baby and a child for his French albums with Pierre-Jules Hetzel.[2][3]
He also furnished original etchings for Illustreret Danmarkshistorie for Folket (1853–55) by Adam Kristoffer Fabricius; Die Götter des Nordens (1845) and De tvende Kirketaarne (1844) by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, and many other works. He painted a decoration in the Court of Appeals at Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and in some public buildings of his native land.[4]
Danish painter and tapestry artist Dagmar Olrik (1860–1932) and her assistants spent 18 years decorating a room in Copenhagen's City Hall with tapestries based on cartoons of Nordic mythology by Frølich.[5][6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1855, he married Carolina (Lina) Charlotta in de Betou (1823-1872). They were the parents of painter Edma Frølich (1859–1958). [7]
Carl Nielsen composed the Kantate til Lorenz Frølich-Festen (CNW 103) for Frølich's eightieth birthday, celebrated in Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen on 30 November 1900.
Lorenz Frølich died during 1908 in Hellerup, Denmark.
Paintings[edit]
- King Harald Bluetooth (1840)
- Cupid and the Water-Sprite (1845, Leipzig Museum)
- Family of a Wood-God
References[edit]
- ^ Ph. Weilbach. "Frølich, Lorens, f. 1820, Maler og Tegner". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Lorenz Frølich". Daxer & Marschall. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Theodor Bierfreund (1903). "Lorenz Frølich". Ord och Bild / Tolfte årgången. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Katrine Kalleklev. "Lorenz Frølich". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Cock.Clausen, Ingeborg. "Dagmar Olrik (1860 - 1932)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Paludan, Charlotte; Nygaard, Georg (1979). "Dagmar Olrik" (in Danish). Gyldendal: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Hartmann, Sys. "Edma Stage". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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- The Lord's Prayer, Illustrated in a series of Etchings, 1863.
- Illustrations for Nordens Guder (Nordic Gods) by Adam Oehlenschläger, 1885.
- Illustrations for Den Ældre Eddas Gudesange by Karl Gjellerup, 1895.
- Works by Lorenz Frølich at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Lorenz Frølich at Internet Archive
- Eight stories illustrated by Lorenz Frølich in the Baldwin Library, University of Florida
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