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Gunnar Aagaard Andersen

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen was a sculptor, architect, painter, artist, designer and writer (1919–1982). He was born at Ordrup and died at Munkerup.

Also recorded as Aagaard Andersen; G. Aagaard Andersen.

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen in brief

Born
1919
Died
1982
Known for
sculptor, architect, painter, artist, designer and writer
Place of birth
Ordrup
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Formation and teaching

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

As a teacher, Gunnar Aagaard Andersen is recorded in connection with Torben Christensen. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen worked in art of sculpture, painting, architecture, design and furniture design.

He was employed by Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He belonged to Linien II.

Recognition and collections

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen received Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal. Work by Gunnar Aagaard Andersen is held by Museum of Modern Art and Statens Museum for Kunst.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1890 to 1974.

Untitled, dated 1952, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMS7570. Gradient 1:2:3, dated 1950, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMS7291. Diagonal Tears, dated 1961, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMS7565. Italic Picture, dated 1974, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMS7566. Study of a Plaster Mask, dated c. 1890, charcoal on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2023.2849.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Statens Museum for Kunst: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Aagaard, Gunnar Andersen, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Aagaard Andersen, Gunnar, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Niels Viggo Bentzon og Gunnar Aagaard Andersen - et kunstnerisk parløb, Magasin fra Det Kongelige Bibliotek, 2016. Gunnar Aagaard Andersen – Commercial Design and Experimental Art, A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975, 2016.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Torben Christensen is recorded as having studied under Gunnar Aagaard Andersen. the recorded working language is Danish.

The field of work recorded is art of sculpture, painting and architecture.

Employment is recorded with Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Membership is recorded of Linien II.

Work by Gunnar Aagaard Andersen is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Statens Museum for Kunst.

Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1890Study of a Plaster Mask (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1919Gunnar Aagaard Andersen born at Ordrup.
  3. 1950Gradient 1:2:3 (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  4. 1952Untitled (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  5. 1961Diagonal Tears (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  6. 1974Italic Picture (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  7. 1982Gunnar Aagaard Andersen died at Munkerup.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Aagaard Andersen, Gunnar, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Aagaard, Gunnar Andersen, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gunnar Aagaard Andersen – Commercial Design and Experimental Art, A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Niels Viggo Bentzon og Gunnar Aagaard Andersen - et kunstnerisk parløb, Magasin fra Det Kongelige Bibliotek, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gunnar Aagaard Andersen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3364695: Gunnar Aagaard Andersen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Gunnar Aagaard Andersen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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