Emma Thomsen (painter)
Emma Augusta Thomsen (7 August 1820, — 6 November 1897) was a Danish flower painter
Emma Augusta Thomsen | |
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| Born | 7 August 1820 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 6 November 1897 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Burial place | Holmens Kirkegård |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Painter |
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Biography
Thomsen was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of the hotel owner Emanuel Thomsen and Anna Kirstine Ohlsen. She was introduced to flower painting by Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856) but was self-taught in developing the art of painting flowers in their natural surroundings. In addition to exhibiting at Charlottenborg, she also presented her work in Stockholm and at the 1895 Copenhagen Women's Exhibition.[1]
From 1844, she was a regular contributor to the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. She sold two of her paintings to the Royal Painting Collection. In 1846 she sold Roser og Ipomæa and in 1855 En Blomsterkrans, ophængt paa Bøgegrene.
In 1861, she was awarded the Neuhausen Prize for the En Kurv med Blomster i det frie. [2] The painting was subsequently bought by Count A.W. Moltke.[3]
She died in Copenhagen and was buried at Holmen Cemetery.
References
- "Thomsen, Emma Augusta". Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Müller, Sigurd. "Thomsen, Emma Augusta". Dansk biografisk Lexikon, XVII. Bind (in Danish). pp. 227–8. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Gaze, Delia; Mihajlovic, Maja; Shrimpton, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-1-884964-21-3.