Carl Baagøe
Carl Emil Baagøe (22 August 1829, Copenhagen – 16 April 1902, Snekkersten) was a Danish marine painter.
Biography
His father was a sailing master. He displayed artistic talent at an early age and was given drawing lessons. He also had access to classes at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.[1] In 1848, after becoming a journeyman decorative painter, he impoverished himself, as he often frequented the dockyards, working on his desire to became a marine artist.
By 1855, he decided that he had mastered his craft and began exhibiting his seascapes. In 1864, he received a small grant to study abroad from the Royal Academy. Throughout his life, he would make numerous voyages to collect material for his works; notably to Iceland (1855) and Norway (1866, 1868).[1] He tended to prefer quiet scenes with still water or fishermen's villages. His works were very popular in England. He also provided illustrations for the Illustreret Tidende.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Biographical notes @ Kunstindeks Danmark.
External links
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- ArtNet: More works by Baagøe.
- Brief biography from the Dansk Biografisk Lexikon @ Project Runeberg.