Artist: Edvard Frederik Petersen (1841-1911)
- Born February 4, 1941 in Copenhagen DK, son of Zacharias Pedersen and Emilie Sophie Thortsen. He died May 12th, 1911.
Education:
- 1851 - Royal Danish Academy of Art
- 1858 - Plaster & Gypsom School
- 1860 - Modeling Academy (Silver Medal)
- 1866 - Studied under P.C. Skovgaard & Vilhelm Kyhn (Silver Medal)
- 1875 - 1880 - Studied in Holland, Belgium, Paris, Switzerland and Italy
- 1882 - Artist Modeling Academy
- 1884-1885 - Studied in Italy
- 1894 - Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art
Travels:
- 1875 - Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Italy
- 1876 - Frascati & Palestrina, Italy
- 1878, 80, 84-85 - Anticoli, Italy
Exhibits:
- 1859-75, 1877-91, 1893-1912 - Charlottenborg Palace Spring Exhibitions
- 1882, 42 - Artist Association Exhibits
- 1883, 88 - Nordic Art Exhibit
- 1895 - Glasgow Exhibit, Chicago
- 1901 - Town Hall Exhibit, Copenhagen
- 1909 - Glaspalast Exhibit, Munich
- 1916, 56 - Separate Exhibit, National Association of Art
- 1926, 60 - Association of National Artist Exhibit
- 1931 - Forum Exhibition, Charlottenborg Palace
- 1983 - “Back then…” Art Association Exhibit
Positions & Appointments:
- 1891 - Committee Member of the Royal Art Academy
- 1892 - Council Member pf the Royal Art Academy
- 1893 - National Art Grading Commission
- 1894 - Titular Professor at the Royal Art Academy
- 1896-99 - Member of the National Exhibition Commission
Awards:
- 1866-67, 1875-77 - Royal Academy of Art Medals
- 1867, 73 - Neuhausens Prize
- 1868, 70 - Sodrings Prize
- 1883 - Michael Ancher Medal
- 1890 - Years Medal
- 1891 - 2 Eckersberg Medals
- 1907 - Self Portrait hung at Charlottenborg Palace
*Edvard Petersen began his career with landscape motives and later became recognized for his genre pieces.
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