Carl Frederik Sørensen
Illustration — Carl Frederik Sørensen photographed by Jens Petersen Carl Frederik Sørensen (8 February 1818, Besser, Samsø – 24 January 1879, Copenhagen) was a Danish artist who specialized in marine painting. His paintings not only attracted customers in Denmark but also in the courts of St Petersburg, London and Athens.
Also recorded as C.F. Sørensen · Carl Fredrick Sorensen · Carl Frederik Sorensen
Carl Frederik Sørensen

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- Born
- 1818 · Besser.
- Died
- 1879 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- marine
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Teachers
- Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
- Honours
- De Neuhausenske Præmier · Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog · Professor
- Languages
- Danish
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Illustration — Carl Frederik Sørensen photographed by Jens Petersen Carl Frederik Sørensen (8 February 1818, Besser, Samsø – 24 January 1879, Copenhagen) was a Danish artist who specialized in marine painting. His paintings not only attracted customers in Denmark but also in the courts of St Petersburg, London and Athens.
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Biography
Biography
Carl Frederik Sørensen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg is recorded. Christian Blache is recorded as having studied under Carl Frederik Sørensen. The recorded working language is Danish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine. Work by Carl Frederik Sørensen is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Statens Museum for Kunst, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and Fitzwilliam Museum. Distinctions recorded are De Neuhausenske Præmier, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Professor.
Sørensen attended the Danish Academy from 1843 to 1846. He took part in the decoration of the Thorvaldsen Museum in 1844. He studied perspective under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg at the end of 1845. In 1846, he travelled to the Mediterranean, in 1853–54 he visited Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and England. Almost every year he went on sea voyages. He took a special interest in the weather and its effects on the sea, developing his own recognizable style. He also painted more idyllic scenes, full of charm and atmosphere. His seascapes won him widespread popularity, especially those he painted under the First Schleswig War when he sailed with the Navy around Helgoland (1849) and in the Baltic (1850) where he depicted the Danish fleet in combat.
Selected works
Selected works
• Illustration — Carl Frederik Sørensen: Sailing Ships in the Strait South of Kronborg (1857) • Brand på Christianshavn, nat (1840s) • Frederik Wilhelm IV af Preussen aflægger juni 1845 besøg i København (1846) • Marine med damp- og sejlskib (1846) • Dønning efter en storm under Kullen (Neuhausen's Prize, 1847) • Sørensen Et vrag på Jyllands vestkyst ved solnedgang (1847) • Skibbrud efter en storm ved Jyllands vestkyst ud for Ferring Kirke (c. 1848) • Linieskib for anker, diset septembermorgen (1848) • Den danske blokeringsflåde ud for Elben (1849) • Fiskerbåde under kysten, Scheveningen (1853) • Parti fra øen Guernsey, bugten ved byen St. Petersport (1854) • Udsigt fra Nordsjælland over Kattegat med forskellige skibe (1856) • Ved Helsingør havn (1857) • Tidlig sommermorgen på Helsingørs Rhed (1860) • Kystparti ved Kullen fyr (1861 • Skærgården nord for byen Marstrands fæstning i Bohuslen (1861-62) • Marinestykke (1862) • Frederik VIIs ligfærd over Knippelsbro 1863 (1863) • Affæren ud for Swinemünde (1864) • Ved Napolis golf (1864) • Slaget ved Lissa (1866) • Sejlere i høj sø (1867) • Svenske orlogsskibe ud for lvsborg (1867) • Søstykke (1869) • Storm på Doggerbanken (1869) • Sundet ved Helsingør, i baggrunden Kronborg (1873) • Christian IX besøger Island (1874) • Landskab (1877) • Kleven ved Mandal, solnedgang (1877) • Storm ud for den norske kyst (1877) • Under Island (1878)
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — View of Elsinore and Kronborg from a Beach South of the City (1851) • Illustration — A Wreck on Jutland's West Coast at Sunset (1847) • Illustration — The Affair off Swinemünde (1864) • Illustration — Battle of Lissa (1866)
Works and production
Works and production
Catalogued output is recorded as follows. The Skerries at Marstrand.
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Besser.
Birth place
Copenhagen.
Death place
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