Christian Godtfred Rump (8 December 1816 – 25 May 1880) was one of the most productive Danish painters of his times. He first painted mainly genre and history works but later concentrated on landscapes.
Biography
Born in Hillerød, Rump moved to Copenhagen when he was 16 and studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He also worked in J.L. Lund's studio where many young painters gained experience in national romanticism.
In 1836, he exhibited a portrait at Charlottenborg but then concentrated for a time on history painting. However, moving with the trends of the times, he soon turned to genre painting with rural motifs. A few years later, possibly influenced by J.Th. Lundbye and P.C. Skovgaard, he found his true vocation, landscape painting. After spending some time in Italy in (1857–58), he became more adept at depicting the effects of light shining through foliage or through the mist, gaining wide recognition for his paintings of forests.
Rump was a member of the Academy from 1866, becoming a professor in 1874. His work is now considered to have been overshadowed by Lundbye and Skovgaard at a time when together with Janus la Cour and Godfred Christensen, his traditional approach was increasingly threatened by modern French trends such as Impressionism.
Awards
In 1849, Rump was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal.
References
- ^ "Godtfred Rump". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Erik Mortensen. "Godtfred Rump" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "Godtfred Rump". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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Categories:- 1816 births
- 1880 deaths
- 19th-century Danish painters
- Danish male painters
- Danish landscape painters
- Danish genre painters
- People from Hillerød Municipality
- Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
- Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- 19th-century Danish male artists