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Sven Dalsgaard Jensen (29 May 1914 – 22 January 1999) was a Danish painter, sculptor and writer.

Biography

Born in Vorup near Randers, Dalsgaard was self-taught as a painter. His earliest paintings are Naturalistic but around 1934 he was inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee to paint more Abstract works. He debuted at the Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling in 1943. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp, he embarked on Surrealism in the 1940s but moved into a simpler, more stylized approach in the 1950s, producing tall thin sculptures which he soon included in his paintings, for example Kristus fra Randers 1 (Christ from Randers 1, 1954).

Awards

In 1978, Dalsgaard was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal.

References

1. ^ "Sven Dalsgaard". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
2. "Sven Dalsgaard". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
3. Jens Henrik Sandberg. "Sven Dalsgaard" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

• 1914 births
• 1999 deaths
• 20th-century Danish painters
• People from Randers Municipality
• Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal
• 20th-century Danish sculptors
• Danish male sculptors
• 20th-century Danish male artists
• Danish male painters