Sigurd Wandel (22 February 1875 – 3 June 1947) was a Danish painter who became director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Biography

Wandel was born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of art collector Oscar Andreas Wandel (1845-1925) and painter

Elisabeth Wandel Elisabeth Christiane Alvina Wandel, née Møller (January 14, 1850 - December 28, 1926) was a Danish painter. She was known for her portraits and landscape paintings. Biography Møller was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the daughter of Andr ...

(1850–1926). He was the nephew of naval officer and polar explorer

Carl Frederick Wandel Carl Frederik Wandel (15 August 1843 – 21 April 1930) was a Danish naval officer and polar explorer. He was largely involved in hydrographic work. Wandel became an officer of the Danish Navy in 1863, rising to the rank of captain in 1892, of ...

(1843–1930) . He was a student of painting both with

Kristian Zahrtmann Peder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, (31 March 1843 – 22 June 1917) was a Denmark, Danish Painting, painter. He was a part of the Danish artistic generation in the late 19th century, along with Peder Severin Krøyer and ...

and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1895 to 1904. He also travelled with Zahrtmann to Italy in 1896 before spending a year at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (1896–97). Following closely in Zahrtmann's footsteps, at the beginning of the 20th century he painted a number of large groups of figures and interiors, mainly consisting of his artist friends and members of his family. His ''Figurgruppe, selvportræt med familien'' (Group of Figures, Self-Portrait with the Family), now in the Hirschsprung Collection, earned him the academy's Medal of the Year in 1908. He also produced a number of notable landscapes. In 1920, he was selected to serve as professor at the Royal Danish Academy but this led to a strike by the students who found him too traditional. He nevertheless became a professor in 1920 and the director of the academy from 1940 to 1943.

Awards

In 1910, Wandel was awarded the Eckersberg Medal.

References

Literature

External links

Examples of Wandel's work from ArtnetIllustrated list of works by Sigurd Wandel in Danish museums from Kunstindeks Danmark
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wandel, Sigurd 1875 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Danish painters Artists from Copenhagen Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Burials at Hellerup Cemetery