Einar Utzon-Frank
Aksel (Axel) Einar (Ejnar) Utzon-Frank (30 March 1888 – 15 July 1955) was a Danish sculptor and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. During his lifetime, he produced a large number of sculptures, many of which stand as public monuments. He was the uncle of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jørn Utzon.
Career
Einar Utzon-Frank was born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen in 1888,[2] the son of Jens Christian Frank and Anna Cathrine Utzon.[3]
Utzon-Frank began his artistic life as a painter but changed direction to become a sculptor.[4] He was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1906,[5] where he became a close friend of the somewhat older Kai Nielsen. However, the two friends followed diverging paths through their creative careers, with Nielsen following a lush modernism in contrast to Utzon-Frank's clear, cool classical style which follows the tradition of Bertel Thorvaldsen.[6]
From 1912 to 1913 Utzen-Frank travelled around Europe, visiting Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Florence, Rome, Naples, Paestum, Paris and later Italy, Greece and England,[7] and many of the classical influences from his travels are evident in his work.
Academia
In 1918 at the age of 30, he was appointed a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, a post in which he remained until 1955.[4] In his teaching, he laid emphasis on solid craftsmanship skills. He was a teacher and educator of great importance and came to dominate several generations of sculptors, including Henry Heerup, Sigrid Lütken, Janus Kamban, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, Gestur Þorgrímsson[8] and Douglas Bisset.[9]
Private life
He married Gerda Harriet Margrete Christensen on 4 December 1908.[6] Their daughter Grete Utzon Frank was born on 8 February 1909 in Copenhagen, and she married painter and author William Flemming Bergsøe on 21 March 1930.[10]
Works
His best-known works include:[4]
- Knælende Aphrodite (1916)
- Atalante (1919), depicting the woman Atalanta from Greek mythology. This bronze statue is placed in the central park of Rådhusparken in Aarhus.
- Slangedræber, the Police Headquarters, Copenhagen (1924)
- Beatrice as poesiens genius, Dantesøjlen, Copenhagen (1924), sold in 2003 for 28,000 DKK[11]
- Sarkofag for Frederik VIII, Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark
- Hamlet Memorial Grave, Coventry, England (192)
- Erik of Pomerania (1926)
- Youth, Enghaveparken, Copenhagen (1933)
- The Weather Girls, Richshuset, Copenhagen (1936)
- Knud the Holy, Odense, Denmark 1944)
- Christian X (Equestrian statue), Sankt Annæ Plads, Copenhagen (1954)
- Thorvaldsen (1953)
See also
References
- ^ "Vom Bürkliplatz zur Sukkulenten-Sammlung" (PDF) (in German). Arboretum Zürich. May 2006. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ Kulturarvsstyrelsen. "Artist: Einar Utzon-Frank". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Anette Sørensen. "Einar Utzon-Frank - Genealogy". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Einar Utzon-Frank". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Anette Sørensen. "Einar Utzon-Frank - Education". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ a b Anette Sørensen. "Einar Utzon-Frank - Biography". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ Anette Sørensen. "Einar Utzon-Frank - Travel". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Gestur Þorgrímsson - "Tvíund"". Exhibitions Hafnarborg. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-16. [dead link]
- ^ Gary Nisbet. "Douglas Bisset (1908-2000)". Glasgow - City of Sculpture. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Tom Smidth (2007). "Maler Og Forfatter Flemming Vilhelm Bergsøe". Slægtsside for Tom Smidth. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Recent Lots at Auction for Ejnar Utzon-Frank". Artinfo. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
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