Lauritz Hartz

Lauritz Hartz studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Fritz Urschbach, Sigurd Wandel and Aksel Jørgensen is recorded. The recorded working language is Danish. Work by Lauritz Hartz is recorded in the collections of Statens Museum for Kunst and Holstebro kunstmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal.

Born in Frederiksberg, Hartz was first instructed in art at the age of 19 by the German Expressionist painter, Fritz Urschbach who aroused his interest in naturalism. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen under Sigurd Wandel and Aksel Jørgensen where he quickly gained a reputation as a talented artist. Suffering from schizophrenia, his health deteriorated from about 1935, requiring him to be hospitalised more and more frequently. Yet even after permanent hospitalisation in Nykøbing Sjælland in 1942, he continued to paint, participating in the exhibitions of the Corner group of which he had been a founding member. Many of his works depict scenes from Odsherred in the northwest of Zealand. He is considered to be a member of the group of artists known as the Odsherred Painters, especially as he joined them in forming Corner. Hartz' earlier portraits, landscapes and still lifes were characterised by thick layers of paint. With time, the human form disappeared as his style became more sketchy. The once vivid colours were increasingly thinned down. Ultimately he reverted just to drawings and watercolours. Hertz died on 22 September 1987 in Nykøbing Sjælland. The Holstebro Museum of Art in north-west Jutland holds the largest collection of Lauritz Hartz’ works with over 3,000 of his drawings and paintings.

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Lauritz Hartz is recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Recorded with the occupation draftsperson. The register further records that lauritz Hartz is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Denmark. It is also recorded that lauritz Hartz is recorded with the gender male. The same evidence establishes that lauritz Hartz was born on 27 December 1903. Hartz died on 22 September 1987.