Axel Conrad Petersen Aabrink (April 17, 1887 – February 2, 1965) was a
Danish
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painter. His parents were Jens Christian Aabrink and Anna Jensen.
Biography
Aabrink was educated at technical school and at the school of
Kristian Zahrtmann
Peder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, (31 March 1843 – 22 June 1917) was a Danish painter. He was a part of the Danish artistic generation in the late 19th century, along with Peder Severin Krøyer and Theodor Esbern Phi ...
. He was a private pupil of H. Gronvold. Aabrink was a close friend of artist
Olaf Rude
Olaf Rude (26 April 1886 – 17 June 1957) was a Danish painter. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art from 1953 to 1956. He is remembered in particular for his paintings of oak trees at Skejten on Lolland, two of which can be se ...
and was influenced by the works of
Albert Gottschalk
Albert Gottschalk (3 July 1866 – 13 February 1906) was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.
Biography
Albert Gottschalk was born in ...
throughout his career.
Married in
Kalundborg
Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),[Jylland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...](_blank)
around
Hobro
Hobro () is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,071 (1 January 2022). The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the ...
, where he lived in peaceful surroundings.
Aabrink was shy and reclusive, spending most of his life painting landscapes and forest scenes from around the areas he lived in. Besides painting, Aabrink was also a successful carpenter and did many pieces of furniture for the Nord Company.
Aabrink had an exhibition of his work in 1919.
See also
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Art of Denmark
Danish art is the visual arts produced in Denmark or by Danish artists. It goes back thousands of years with significant artifacts from the 2nd millennium BC, such as the Trundholm sun chariot. For many early periods, it is usually considered ...
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Examplesin
The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland (HMNJ) (''Danish: Nordjyllands Historiske Museum'') is the product of the fusion of Aalborg Historical Museum, The Museum Society for Hals, The Museum Society of Hadsund, The South Himmerland Museum, and ot ...
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* Danish language reference to Aabrink associate
1887 births
1965 deaths
20th-century Danish painters
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