Frans Schwartz
Johan Georg Frans Schwartz (19 July 1850 – 13 February 1917) was a Danish artist. He worked mainly on human figures and portraiture apart from some religious themes. He worked on murals as well as an etcher for book illustrations.
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Frans Schwartz
Frans Schwartz (1850–1917), xylography by the company of Frederik Hendriksen (1847–1938). · File:Danske Folkeæventyr ved Svend Grundtvig.djvu · Public domain
- Born
- 1850 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1917 · Valby.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- painter
- Teachers
- Christian Vilhelm Nielsen
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Johan Georg Frans Schwartz (19 July 1850 – 13 February 1917) was a Danish artist. He worked mainly on human figures and portraiture apart from some religious themes. He worked on murals as well as an etcher for book illustrations.
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Born at Copenhagen in 1850, died in Valby in 1917.
Training under Christian Vilhelm Nielsen is recorded. Johannes Larsen, Ludvig Find and Gad Frederik Clement are recorded as having studied under Frans Schwartz. Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen. Work by Frans Schwartz is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Nivaagaard Museum and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Illustration fra Danske Folkeæventyr ved Svend Grundtvig.
Frans Schwartz (1850–1917), xylography by the company of Frederik Hendriksen (1847–1938). · File:Danske Folkeæventyr ved Svend Grundtvig.djvu
Illustration fra Danske Folkeæventyr ved Svend Grundtvig.
Frans Schwartz (1850–1917), xylography by the company of Frederik Hendriksen (1847–1938). · File:Danske Folkeæventyr ved Svend Grundtvig.djvu
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