Arnesen, Vilhelm Carl Ferdinand

Biography

Born: Flensborg, 1865
Died: Helsingor, 1948

Artist: Arnesen, Vilhelm Carl Ferdinand (1865-1948)

  • Born November 25th in Flensborg, DK, son of Captain Georg Charles Christian Vilhelm Arnesen and Justine Mathilde Koch.
  • Married Agnes Valborg Mogensen November 9th 1900 in Odense, DK.
  • Died March 24th 1948 in Copenhagen, DK.

    Education:

    • As a child he built and drew model ships
    • 1879 - Art Student in Copenhagen
    • 1884 - Apprenticeship at G.F. Andersen School
    • 1884-88 - Student at The Royal Art Academy of Art in Copenhagen.

    Travels & Stays:

    • 1891 - Finland
    • 1894 - Mediterranean
    • 1899 - Holland, England and France
    • 1899-1900 - East Asia
    • 1907 - England, Scotland and Iceland
    • 1909 - Italy
    • 1910 - France and Holland
    • 1914 - France
    • 1922 - Italy
    • 1925 - North America

    Awards & Acknowledgments:

    • 1891, 96, 98, 1902 - Royal Academy Medals

    Exhibitions:

    • 1885 - December Exhibit at Charlottenborg Palace
    • 1887-1947 - Spring Exhibitions at Charlottenborg Palace
    • 1893 - World Exhibition in Chicago
    • 1894, 1911 - Separate Exhibits at Charlottenborg Palace
    • 1895 - Nordic Exhibition in Lübeck
    • 1921, 42 - KE Exhibits
    • 1926, 29, 37, 48, 60 - National Artist Association Exhibits
    • 1929 - Fall Exhibition at Charlottenborg Palace