Rasmus Andersen

Rasmus Andersen
Rasmus Andersen
	Rasmus Morten Andersen (c. 1900)
Born	Rasmus Morten Andersen; 25 September 1861; Ørting, Denmark
Died	28 February 1930 (aged 68); Frederiksberg, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	Enrico Dalgas, 1900; C. F. Tietgen, 1905;
Awards	Eckersberg Medal (1900); Order of the Dannebrog (1917) Danish Medal of Merit (1918)

Rasmus Morten Andersen (25 September 1861 – 28 February 1930) was a Danish sculptor. He is mainly known for his naturalistic portraits.^[1]

Early life and education

Rasmus Andersen was born at Ørting, near Horsens, the son of Niels Andersen and Johanne Mortensdatter Andersen. He trained as a wood carver.^[2] He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 to 1884 and trained to become a sculptor at Wilhelm Bissen's studio.

Career

Andersen had his debut at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1882. He won the Academy's small gold medal for the relief Eumaios in 1884. He participated in the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 as well as a number of major Danish exhibitions. Throughout his career, he specialized in portraits, both in the form of statues, busts and medallions. His statue of Enrico Dalgas was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1900 and a bronze cast of it was erected in Aarhus in 1901.

Andersen worked as a conservator at the Art Academy's cast collection until 1905 and at Thorvaldsens Museum from 1893 until his death.^[3]

Personal life

Andersen married Karen Sofie Nielsen (1863–1929). The couple had three daughters: Gerda Andersen; Valborg Andersen and Karen Margrethe Andersen. He died at Frederiksberg and was buried in Solbjerg Park Cemetery.^[4]

Selected works

Works include:^[5]

Statues

Hans Christian Andersen, Chicago, US (1889)
E.V. Dalgas, Aarhus (1901, executed 1900)
J.C. la Cour, Lyngby (1903)
L. Brockenhuus-Schack, Svendborg (1904)
C.F.Tietgen, Sankt Annæ Plads, Copenhagen (1905 at Børsen)
Chresten Berg, Kolding (1906)
Christian IX, Nykøbing Mors, (1909)
Lensbaron Zytphen-Adeler, Faarevejle (1928)

Busts

Hans Krüger (1884, Ribe)
Th. Stein (1890, bronze for Frederiksborg Museum, marble 1903 for Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek)
H.A. Brendekilde (plaster 1901, Fyns Kunstmus.)
Frederik VIII (marble 1908, Frederiksborg Museum)
Wilhelm Wiehe (marble 1924, Royal Danish Theatre, original model in Teatermus.)
Christian X (DFDS.)
Hendrik Pontoppidan (1903, Aarhus)
C.T. Barfoed (Landbohøjsk.)
H.V. Stockfleth (Landbohøjsk.)
E. Rostrup (Landbohøjsk)
T. Westermann (Landbohøjsk)
Otto Vaupell (Kolding Slotsbanke)
W. Johannsen (Botanisk Lab.)
Chr. Berg (Bogø)
Ludvig Schrøder

Reliefs

Otto Vaupell

(Kolding, 1900)

J.P. Michelsen (Herning)
Sigurd Berg (Skjern, 1923)

References

^ "Rasmus Andersen". Den Store Danske. 7 May 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Rasmus M. Andersen". Kolding Kommune. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
^ "Rasmus Andersen - Stillinger og hverv" (in Danish). Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
^ "Rasmus Andersen" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Rasmus Andersen - værker" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

External links

Rasmus Andersen at geni.com
Public art at Rasmus Andersen

[1] "Rasmus Andersen". Den Store Danske. 7 May 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[2] "Rasmus M. Andersen". Kolding Kommune. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

[3] "Rasmus Andersen - Stillinger og hverv" (in Danish). Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

[4] "Rasmus Andersen" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[5] "Rasmus Andersen - værker" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

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