Edvard Lehmann
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Edvard Lehmann (1815-1892) was a Danish painter, illustrator and lithographer who is mainly remembered for his work as a theatre painter. His drawings and watercolours are an important source of knowledge about Danish theatre during the Danish Golden Age.
Biography
[edit]Lehmann was born in Copenhagen on 20 January 1815, the son of miniature painter Johan Peter Christian Lehmann and Johanne Lassen. He never married and left no children.[1]
Lehmann studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1828. He worked at the Royal Danish Theatre as a costume draughtsman c. 1840-70, collaborating with August Bournonville.
Lehmann was also active as a portraitist and painted humorous genre paintings of street life in Copenhagen.[2]
Exhibitions
[edit]As of 1994 Lehmann's work had been exhibited at:[3]
- Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen ( 1829, 1931–34, 1836–58, 1867–69, 1876, 1878–81, 1885)
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm (1850)
- Nordic Art Exhibition, Copenhagen (1872)
- Rgeatre Exhibition, Copenhagen (1898)
- City Hall Exhibition, Copenhagen (1901)
- Danish Jewish Artists, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen (1908)
- My Best Artwork, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (1941)
- Kunstnerforen. af 18. Nov., Copenhagen (1942)
- Arte danese, Palazzo Braschi, Rome (1974)
- De ukendte guldaldermalere, Kunstforeninge, Copenhagen (1982)
- C.W. Eckersberg and His Students, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (1983)
- Inden for murene, Kunstforeneningen, Copenhagen (1984)
Gallery
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The Waagepetersen Family Portrait (c. 1856)
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Girl With Unbrella
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Mailman Delivering A Letter Through A Cellar Window
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Scene From Magstræde in Copenhagen
References
[edit]- ^ "Edvard Lehmann - Genealogi". Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Edvard Lehmann". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Edvard Lehmann - Udstillinger". Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
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- Edvard Lehmann at Kunstindeks Danmark
- Edvard Lehmann art artnet