Helen Sofie Dohlmann (21 October 1870 – 27 May 1942?) was a Danish sculptor.

Biography

Dohlmann was born in

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in 1870. She studied with Paul Dubois and

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and later with

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in Copenhagen. She also studied painting with Richard Miller. One of her earliest works, ''Sorg, sarkofag med figur'', was exhibited at the

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in Paris where it received a ''Mention Honorable'' It was later exhibited at Charlottenborg and in

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. She participated in several competitions for public monuments in Denmark. Her works include a bust of hospital director H.V.S. Gredsted at the former

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, now part of

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's City Campus. She remained unmarried and is buried at Solbjerg Park Cemetery in

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. File:Helen Dohlmann 1904 - Forladt.jpg, The statue "Forladt" in

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Works

* ''En dreng, der spiller på fløjte'' (exhibited 1904) * ''Sorg, sarkofag med figur'' * ''Forladt, moder med barn'' (exhibited 1909) * ''Hospitalsdirektør Gredsted'' (bust, bronze 1912,

) * ''Hagar og Ismael'' (plaster, udst. 1917); En dreng, der leger hest på en skildpadde (bronze, exhibited 1921)

References

External links

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Danish women sculptors Sculptors from Copenhagen 1870 births 1942 deaths {{Denmark-artist-stub