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Georg Nicolai Achen (23 July 1860 – 6 January 1912) was a Danish painter. One of the more accomplished Naturalism (arts), Naturalists of his generation, from the 1890s he specialized in portraits.
Born in Frederikssund and moved with his family to Copenhagen in 1871, he was the younger brother of the architect Eggert Achen. Achen first studied painting under Vilhelm Kyhn before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 to 1883. Thereafter he studied under P.S. Krøyer at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler. He first exhibited at Charlottenborg Palace, Charlottenborg in 1883 and at Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie in 1896.
In the 1880s, he painted mainly landscapes but from the 1890s, he became one of Denmark's most popular portraitists, creating especially artistic paintings of members of his family. Under the influence of Vilhelm Hammershøi, his interiors with a dark female figure in pink, grey and brownish hues testify to his simple, aesthetic approach. One of his most appreciated works is ''Drømmevinduet'' (The Dream Window), an oil painting of a maid peering out of one of the windows in Liselund Slot, painted in 1903.
Georg Achen died in Frederiksberg on 6 January 1912.
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Georg Nicolai Achen (23 July 1860 – 6 January 1912) was a Danish painter. One of the more accomplished Naturalism (arts), Naturalists of his generation, from the 1890s he specialized in portraits.
Biography
Born in Frederikssund and moved with his family to Copenhagen in 1871, he was the younger brother of the architect Eggert Achen. Achen first studied painting under Vilhelm Kyhn before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 to 1883. Thereafter he studied under P.S. Krøyer at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler. He first exhibited at Charlottenborg Palace, Charlottenborg in 1883 and at Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie in 1896.
In the 1880s, he painted mainly landscapes but from the 1890s, he became one of Denmark's most popular portraitists, creating especially artistic paintings of members of his family. Under the influence of Vilhelm Hammershøi, his interiors with a dark female figure in pink, grey and brownish hues testify to his simple, aesthetic approach. One of his most appreciated works is ''Drømmevinduet'' (The Dream Window), an oil painting of a maid peering out of one of the windows in Liselund Slot, painted in 1903.
Georg Achen died in Frederiksberg on 6 January 1912.
Awards
In 1890, Aachen was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal for ''Min Moders Portræt'', a portrait of his mother .References
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Examples of Georg Achens's works from Artnet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Achen, Georg 1860 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters Danish portrait painters People from Frederikssund Municipality Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni 20th-century Danish painters 19th-century Danish male artists 20th-century Danish male artists