Carl Otto Bentzon Haslund (4 November 1842 – 30 August 1917) was a Danish painter. He is remembered in particular for his paintings of animals and children.

Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Haslund attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1858 to 1864. In addition he studied privately under

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and also spent some time working in Vilhelm Kyhn's studio (c. 1866). Haslund's early work bears traces of the

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approach to painting thanks to his friendship with

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's nephew, Pietro Krohn while his studies under Marstrand and Vermehren developed his respect for clarity and detail. Haslund was one of a group of artists who tried to maintain the traditional Danish approach to painting at a time when new styles were being introduced. Inspired by J.Th. Lundbye, he painted sensitive pictures of animals. The periods he spent in Italy from 1873 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879 together with

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encouraged him to take up genre and figure painting, often with a humoristic touch reminiscent of Marstrand, which Zahrtmann thought suited him better. After being introduced to the work of

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and

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while he was in Paris in 1881, Haslund steered away from the Danish academic style, painting more Realistic portraits, for example of ''

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'' (1892), and landscapes, using far more vivid colours. He became well known for his paintings of children in the late 1880s, especially ''Concert'' (1887) considered a masterpiece in Danish Realism, and in the early 1890s, he painted portraits of those working at the Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen. He exhibited at the

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from 1865 to 1916. Haslund was also an illustrator; together with Pietro Krohn, he illustrated Johan Krohn's ''Peters Jul'' (1866). He also ran a painting school which was popular with women.

Awards

In 1887, Otto Haslund was awarded the

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. In 1906, he was decorated as a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog.

References

External links

Examples of Haslund's work from Artnet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haslund, Otto 1842 births 1917 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters 19th-century Danish illustrators 20th-century Danish illustrators Painters from Copenhagen Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog 20th-century Danish painters 19th-century Danish male artists 20th-century Danish male artists