Edvard Eriksen

Edvard Eriksen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. The recorded working language is Danish. Employment is recorded with Thorvaldsen Museum. Works named in the authority record are The Little Mermaid. Work by Edvard Eriksen is recorded in the collections of Picker Art Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

• Name — Edvard Eriksen • Born — 10 March 1876 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — 12 January 1959 • Place of death — Copenhagen • Resting Place — Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen • Education — Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts • Notable Works — The Little Mermaid statue, Langelinie, Copenhagen • Awards — Order of the Dannebrog

He apprenticed as a wood carver, after which he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1894 and 1899.[2] Eriksen's most famous work is the bronze statue of The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue). In 1909, Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg brewery, commissioned the work of art as a gift to the City of Copenhagen. It was set up on 23 August 1913 by the shore of the promenade Langelinie in the harbor of the old port district of Nyhavn. Two different women served as models to create the statue. Eriksen used his wife, Eline Eriksen, as the model for the statue's body and actress Ellen Price as the model for the mermaid's head.[3] Among his other works are the allegorical statues Grief, Memory and Love made of marble in 1908 for the sarcophagus of Christian IX and Queen Louise in Roskilde Cathedral. Edvard Eriksen taught at the Royal Danish Academy between 1908–1919 and was a conservator at Thorvaldsen Museum 1930–1953.[4] He travelled around Italy with his family learning to carve in marble and was made an honorary professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1932.

After marrying Eline Vilhelmine Møller (1881-1963) in 1900, they had five children. Eriksen died at Copenhagen and was buried at Vestre Cemetery.

Edvard Eriksen was recorded at birth as Edvard Christian Johannes Eriksen. The authorities additionally record the headings Edouard Eriksen, Edvard Christian Johannes Erichsen, Edward Christian Johannes Erichsen and Edward Christian Johannes Eriksen. His recorded language was Danish. He married Eline Eriksen.

Edvard Eriksen is recorded as having received Eckersberg Medal and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. Recognition and collections. Eriksen received Eckersberg Medal and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.