Herman Vedel

Herman Vedel studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Kristian Zahrtmann is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen. Work by Herman Vedel is recorded in the collections of Statens Museum for Kunst and Nationalmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal.

• Name — Herman Vedel • Birth Name — Herman Albert Gude Wedel • Born — 1 March 1875 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — 1 December 1948 • Place of death — Copenhagen, Denmark • Field — Painting • Training — Royal Danish Academy of Art • Awards — Eckersberg Medal Thorvaldsen Medal

Herman Albert Gude Vedel was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He attended the Copenhagen Technical College where he trained under Henrik Grønvold (1858–1940). He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1897. He earned his cand. phil. in 1893. He also attended the art school Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler from 1896 to 1899. After his debut at Charlottenborg with Portrait of a young girl in 1900 (Danish National Gallery), he quickly became a sought after portraitist. • Illustration — Negotiating the 1915 Constitution Wedel specialized in portrait painting from an early age. He painted a vast number of prominent figures of his time, including, critic and scholar Georg Brandes, Nobel Prize-winning author Johannes V. Jensen and polar explorer Knud Rasmussen. He also painted a group portrait, Negotiating the 1915 Constitution.

• Illustration — Jeppe Aakjær • Illustration — Elisabeth Dons • Illustration — Christian Diederich Lerche • Illustration — Christian Schmiegelow • Illustration — Emil Holm • Illustration — Victor Bendix • Illustration — Gunnar Asgeir Sadolin • Illustration — Carl Gammeltoft