Jan Leth
Jan Leth Aagensen (20 August 1932 - 6 October 2010) was a Danish artist. Jan Leth was born in Elsinore, Jan Leth was trained as a painter. He made a name for himself as a lithographic artist, and later became known for his sculptures.
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Jan Leth
- Born
- 1932. · Helsingør.
- Died
- 2010.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
- Teachers
- Søren Hjorth Nielsen.
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Jan Leth Aagensen (20 August 1932 - 6 October 2010) was a Danish artist. Jan Leth was born in Elsinore, Jan Leth was trained as a painter. He made a name for himself as a lithographic artist, and later became known for his sculptures.
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Education and background
Jan Leth's formal training took place at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, headed by professor Søren Hjorth Nielsen, from 1965 to 1969. His first exhibition was in 1961 at Kunstnernes Forårudstilling (The Artists Spring Exhibition). He is a member of various artistic groups: Decembristerne, Kunstnersamfundet og Foreningen Danske Grafikere, the Association of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and the Association of Danish Printmaking Artists.
Exhibitions and permanent representations
Exhibitions and permanent representations
Jan Leth has participated in various solo and group exhibitions, presenting paintings, sculptures, drawings, and installations in Denmark and abroad. He has received many honours and grants throughout his life. The Danish State gave him a lifelong economic grant in 1998. His work is represented in gallery collections in Denmark and internationally.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation lithographer. Institutional cataloguing adds that jan Leth is recorded with the occupation painter. It is also recorded that jan Leth is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Denmark. It is also recorded that jan Leth is recorded with the gender male. It is also recorded that jan Leth was born on 20 August 1932. Leth died on 6 October 2010. Icon durae matris in convexa [concava] superficie visae, ex capite foetus humani octo circiter a conceptione mensium, desumtae: ad objectum /. Praeparatum a. Ruyschio. Delineata, &. Impressa a J. Icon membranae vasculosae ad infima acetabuli ossium innominatorum positae, ex puero desumtae; ad objectum /. Praeparatum a. Ruyschio. Delineata, &. Impressa a J. It is also recorded that dissertatio secunda de sede et caussa coloris Aethiopum et caeterorum hominum. Accedunt icones coloribus distinctae / [by J. It is also recorded that dissertatio de arteriis et venis intestinorum hominis. Adjecta icon coloribus distincta / [by J.
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