Erik Pauelsen
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Erik Pauelsen was a Danish
painter. He is most notable for his landscapes and was also a popular portraitist. However, he did not experience the same level of succes as Jens Juel
and Nicolai Abildgaard, his contemporaries, and in 1790 he committed suicide.
, Jutland
. From an early age he had his mind set on becoming an artist. He travelled to openhagen and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1770 to 1777 where he won the large silver medal and the small gold medal in 1775 and finally the large gold medal in 1777 together with with the Academy's travel scholarship. He travelled to Rome
by way of Hamburg
, Düsseldorf
and Paris
and visited Dresden
and Berlin
on his way back. During his travels he became a member of several foreign art academies and was granted the title of professor in Düsseldorf.
After his return to Denmark, he became a member of the art academy but was passed over for the post of professor by Jens Juel
in 1884 and then again for the position of painter to the royal court by Vigilius Eriksen
. For Pauelsen this could only be explained as a result of intrigue, and he became more and more embittered.
He remained a popular portraitist and also enjoyed succes as a landscape painter. From 1785 to 1786 he decorated a room in Frédéric de Coninck
's mansion on Bredgade
, now known as Moltke's Mansion
after a later owner. The decorations, murals and overdoor
s, presented scenes from the environs of Dronningegård, de Coninck's country house north of Copenhagen. In 1788 he travelled to Norway
and brought back a series of landscape paintings which were acquired by the royal painting collections. However, he suffered from his feeling belittled and defeated by his peers and in 1790 he committed suicide by jumping out of a window in his home.
Pauelsen is most notable for his landscapes. He visited Norway and painted Sarpsfossen (1789), now in the Danish National Gallery
).
(c. 1780, Frederiksborg Museum), Søren Gyldendal
and his wife (1780), and Friederike Brun
with her daughter Ida (1789).
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
painter. He is most notable for his landscapes and was also a popular portraitist. However, he did not experience the same level of succes as Jens Juel
Jens Juel (painter)
Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...
and Nicolai Abildgaard, his contemporaries, and in 1790 he committed suicide.
Biography
Erik Pauelsen was born in Østerballe Paris in HimmerlandHimmerland
Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, Aars, Løgstør, Støvring and Nibe...
, Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
. From an early age he had his mind set on becoming an artist. He travelled to openhagen and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1770 to 1777 where he won the large silver medal and the small gold medal in 1775 and finally the large gold medal in 1777 together with with the Academy's travel scholarship. He travelled to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
by way of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and visited Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
on his way back. During his travels he became a member of several foreign art academies and was granted the title of professor in Düsseldorf.
After his return to Denmark, he became a member of the art academy but was passed over for the post of professor by Jens Juel
Jens Juel (painter)
Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...
in 1884 and then again for the position of painter to the royal court by Vigilius Eriksen
Vigilius Eriksen
Vigilius Eriksen was a Danish painter. He was the royal portraitist to Christian VI of Denmark.-Reference:* at the Dansk biografisk Lexikon...
. For Pauelsen this could only be explained as a result of intrigue, and he became more and more embittered.
He remained a popular portraitist and also enjoyed succes as a landscape painter. From 1785 to 1786 he decorated a room in Frédéric de Coninck
Frédéric de Coninck
Frederic de Coninck was a Dutch merchant active in Copenhagen, to which he moved in 1763 to set up a foreign trade and shipping company. He became one of Denmark's largest shipping owners, with a fleet of 64 vessels at the company's height...
's mansion on Bredgade
Bredgade
Bredgade is one of the most prominent streets in Copenhagen, Denmark. Running in a straight line from Kongens Nytorv for just under one kilometre to the intersection of Esplanaden and Grønningen, it is one of the major streets in Frederiksstaden, a Rococo district laid out in the middle of the...
, now known as Moltke's Mansion
Moltke's Mansion
The Moltke's Mansion is a town mansion on the corner of Bredgade and Dronningens Tværgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of several town mansions in Frederiksstaden, although it actually predates the neighbourhood by half a century...
after a later owner. The decorations, murals and overdoor
Overdoor
An "overdoor" is a painting, bas-relief or decorative panel, generally in a horizontal format, that is set, typically within ornamental mouldings, over a door, or was originally intended for this purpose.The overdoor is usually architectural in form, but may take the form of a cartouche in Rococo...
s, presented scenes from the environs of Dronningegård, de Coninck's country house north of Copenhagen. In 1788 he travelled to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and brought back a series of landscape paintings which were acquired by the royal painting collections. However, he suffered from his feeling belittled and defeated by his peers and in 1790 he committed suicide by jumping out of a window in his home.
Pauelsen is most notable for his landscapes. He visited Norway and painted Sarpsfossen (1789), now in the Danish National Gallery
Statens Museum for Kunst
Statens Museum for Kunst is the Danish national gallery located in Copenhagen....
).
Works
Among those whose portraits he painted were Johannes EwaldJohannes Ewald
Johannes Ewald was a Danish national dramatist and poet.-Biography:Ewald, normally regarded as the most important Danish poet of the 2nd half of the 18th Century, led a short and troubled life, marked by alcoholism and poor health...
(c. 1780, Frederiksborg Museum), Søren Gyldendal
Søren Gyldendal
Søren Gyldendal was a Danish bookstore owner who in 1770 founded what was to become Denmark's largest publishing house, Gyldendal.-External links:* *...
and his wife (1780), and Friederike Brun
Friederike Brun
Friederike Brun, née Münther , was a Danish author and salonist.She was married to the affluent merchant Constantin Brun and during the Danish Golden Age of the first half of the 19th century she arranged literary salons at Sophienholm, their summer retreat north of Copenhagen.-Early...
with her daughter Ida (1789).