Herman Vedel

Herman Vedel
Herman Vedel
	Self portrait by Herman Vedel
Born	Herman Albert Gude Wedel; 1 March 175; Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	1 December 1948 (aged 73); Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Education	Royal Danish Academy of Art
Known for	Painting
Awards	Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal

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 Christiansborg Palace.

Biography

Herman Vedel (born 1 March 1875 in Copenhagen was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1897 and at the Zahrtmann Schoolfrom 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg with "Portrait of a young girl" in 1900 (Danish National Gallery), he quickly became a sought after portraitist.^[1]

Works

Wedel specialized in portrait painting from an early age. He painted a vast number of prominent figures of his time, including, Heorg Brandes (1922), Nobel Prize-winning author Johannes V. Jensen and Knud Rasmussen. He also painted a group portrait of the negotiations for the 1915 Constitution.