Misplaced Pages

Sven Henriksen

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Sven Henriksen (1890-1935) was a Danish poster artist. He was the only artist in the Golden Age of Danish poster art who exclusively worked with poster design.

Biography

Sven Henriksen began his career as a poster artist in circa 1910 after feaduating from Copenhagen Technival College and completing an aprentership as a painter. He was also active as an exhibition organizer and created numerous posters for his owns exhibitions.

He died from sepsis at the peak of his career after hurting himself on a nail in his studio.

Style

Sven Henriksen was influenced by German poster art. His posters are characterized by simple compositions with strong, striking colours.

Gallery

  • "Make the Wheels Turn" (1926) "Make the Wheels Turn" (1926)
  • Jubilæumsudstillingen (1926) Jubilæumsudstillingen (1926)
  • Gas and Electricity Exhibition (1926) Gas and Electricity Exhibition (1926)
  • Hellesens Cykellygte-Element (1930) Hellesens Cykellygte-Element (1930)
  • Stjernen Beer and Mineral Water (1932) Stjernen Beer and Mineral Water (1932)
  • Little Belt Bridge (1935) Little Belt Bridge (1935)
  • A/S Københavns Telefonkiosker's greeting telegrams (1926) A/S Københavns Telefonkiosker's greeting telegrams (1926)

References

  1. "Sven Henriksen" (in Danish). Dansk Plakatmuseum. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "ValdeSven Henriksen". Dansk Plakatkunst (in Danish). Retrieved 11 October 2016.

External links

Flag of DenmarkBiography icon

This article about a Danish artist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: