Alone, Knitting (1911)

Kornerup, Valdemar Vincent (1865 - 1924)

Alone, Knitting

Original: Hope Gallery Collection
Oil on Canvas: 27 x 30
Catalog# KORV-006

Artist: Kornerup, Valdemar Vincent (1865-1924)

  • Born May 1st 1865 in Copenhagen, DK, son of Lars Andreas (Andresen) Kornerup and Anna Margrethe Julie Berentsen.
  • Married Agnes Margrethe Stisgaard May 28th 1895 in Tårbæk, DK.
  • Died March 24th 1924 in Copenhagen.

Education:

  • Studied art with his father at an early age
  • 1881-85 - Attended The Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen
  • 1885 - Apprenticeship at the P.S. Kroyer Art School

Travels & Stays:

  • 1887-88 - Germany, France, Austria and Hungary
  • 1898-1892 - Norway
  • 1912 - Southern Europe

Awards & Acknowledgments:

  • 1890, 92 - Royal Academy Medals
  • 1891 - Gold Medal at The Royal Academy
  • 1893 - Eibeschütz Prize
  • 1895 - Neuhausens Prize

Positions & Appointments:

  • 1887-88 - Teacher at the Women’s Technical School of Art
  • 1923-24 - Member of the Exhibition Committee at Charlottenborg Palace
  • *Member of the National Artist Association

Exhibitions:

  • 1887-95, 1897-1924 - Spring Exhibitions at Charlottenborg Palace
  • 1888 - Nordic Art Exhibit in Copenhagen
  • 1889 - World Exhibit in Paris
  • 1892 - Kleis Exhibit in Copenhagen
  • 1893 - Chicago Exhibit
  • 1895 - Nordic Art Exhibit in Lübeck
  • 1904, 1907-10 - KE Exhibits
  • 1921, 23, 42 - National Artist Association Exhibits in Copenhagen
  • 1922 - Fall Exhibition at Charlottenborg Palace
  • 1926 - Christian Zahrtmann & Students Exhibit (Zahrtmann Art Academy)