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Andreas Edvard Disen (4 August 1845, Modum - 18 February 1923, Modum) was a Norwegian painter; primarily known for mountain landscapes from Jotunheimen and Hardangervidda.
@ Terra Buskerud-Historiebok. He used this money to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he studied under Hans Fredrik Gude from 1871 to 1876; serving as his assistant during the last three years.Andreas Edvard Disen
''Norsk Kunstlerleksikon'' After that, he returned to Norway and remained there until his death, although he often spent his summers working in Switzerland. At one point, he became involved in a controversy surrounding the influential "Oslo Kunstforening, Christiania Kunstforening", an art society that had a great deal of power in determining what sort of paintings were bought and what was paid for them. The primary complaint, voiced by Christian Krohg, Erik Werenskiold and Frits Thaulow, is that the society was led by lawyers, officers and civil servants rather than artists. They also felt that Disen was being paid too much for what, in their opinion, were inferior paintings, while better artists were receiving too little or being rejected altogether. He was held up as a prime example of their complaint when they called for a boycott of the society. The boycott lasted from 1881 to 1882 and ended with the establishment of a new organization; the Autumn Exhibition (''Høstutstillingen''). In 1889 Andreas Edvard Disen left Kristiania and returned to Vikersund in Modum. He married a cousin shortly thereafter. Despite his prior humiliation, Disen accepted an invitation to participate in the autumn exhibition and did so seven times from 1882 to 1904. Disen is represented in the National Gallery (Norway), National Gallery in Oslo, Trondheim Art Museum and the Gulskogen Manor, Drammen Museum.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Disen, Andreas Edvard 1845 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Norwegian painters 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters Norwegian landscape painters People from Modum 19th-century Norwegian male artists 20th-century Norwegian male artists
Andreas Edvard Disen (4 August 1845, Modum - 18 February 1923, Modum) was a Norwegian painter; primarily known for mountain landscapes from Jotunheimen and Hardangervidda.
Biography
He received his artistic education from Johan Fredrik Eckersberg, with whom he worked from 1863 to 1869. At the same time, he studied with the sculptor, Julius Middelthun, at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, Royal Drawing School. One day, while working alone at Eckersberg's art school, he received a surprise visit from King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV, who was quite knowledgeable about art. He gave the King a tour, which ended with the purchase of a painting he had just completed and the promise of a 100 Swedish riksdaler, Daler annual scholarship.Brief biography@ Terra Buskerud-Historiebok. He used this money to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he studied under Hans Fredrik Gude from 1871 to 1876; serving as his assistant during the last three years.Andreas Edvard Disen
''Norsk Kunstlerleksikon'' After that, he returned to Norway and remained there until his death, although he often spent his summers working in Switzerland. At one point, he became involved in a controversy surrounding the influential "Oslo Kunstforening, Christiania Kunstforening", an art society that had a great deal of power in determining what sort of paintings were bought and what was paid for them. The primary complaint, voiced by Christian Krohg, Erik Werenskiold and Frits Thaulow, is that the society was led by lawyers, officers and civil servants rather than artists. They also felt that Disen was being paid too much for what, in their opinion, were inferior paintings, while better artists were receiving too little or being rejected altogether. He was held up as a prime example of their complaint when they called for a boycott of the society. The boycott lasted from 1881 to 1882 and ended with the establishment of a new organization; the Autumn Exhibition (''Høstutstillingen''). In 1889 Andreas Edvard Disen left Kristiania and returned to Vikersund in Modum. He married a cousin shortly thereafter. Despite his prior humiliation, Disen accepted an invitation to participate in the autumn exhibition and did so seven times from 1882 to 1904. Disen is represented in the National Gallery (Norway), National Gallery in Oslo, Trondheim Art Museum and the Gulskogen Manor, Drammen Museum.
References
Further reading
* Ingrid Lydersen Lystad: ''Høstutstillingen – elsket og hatet'' (Forlaget Skald, 2004)External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Disen, Andreas Edvard 1845 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Norwegian painters 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters Norwegian landscape painters People from Modum 19th-century Norwegian male artists 20th-century Norwegian male artists