Herman Vedel (1 March 1875 – 1 December 1948) was a Danish painter. He was the leading Danish portraitist of his time. One of his most well-known works is ''Negotiating the 1915 Constitution'' which features prominently in

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Biography

Herman Albert Gude Vedel was born in

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, Denmark. He attended the

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where he trained under

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(1858–1940). He was educated at the

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from 1894 to 1897. He earned his cand. phil. in 1893. He also attended the art school

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from 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg with ''Portrait of a young girl'' in 1900 (

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), he quickly became a sought after portraitist. Wedel specialized in portrait painting from an early age. He painted a vast number of prominent figures of his time, including, critic and scholar

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, Nobel Prize-winning author

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and polar explorer

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. He also painted a group portrait, ''Negotiating the 1915 Constitution''.

Awards

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The ...

(1909) *

Thorvaldsen Medal The Thorvaldsen Medal (Danish language, Danish: Thorvaldsens Medalje, Thorvaldsen Medaillen) is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within th ...

(1918)

Gallery

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Elisabeth Dons Elisabeth Caroline Cathrine Dons (1864–1942) was a Danish operatic mezzo-soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1885. Thanks to training in Paris, she was later able to take on soprano roles, becoming Denmark's operatic prima don ...

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References

External links

Herman Vedel
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Biography

Awards

Gallery

See also

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