Geskel Saloman
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Geskel Saloman was a Danish
-Swedish
portrait and genre painter, brother of Siegfried Saloman
and chief medical officer for the Danish army Nota Saloman. Soloman was one of the Bedrich Smetana
's closest friends and the one who painted in 1837 one of the three existing portraits of the founder of the Czech national music when he was only 34 years old.
of the Jewish community in Copenhagen
(1782–1848), and Veilchen Geskel (1787–1836). When his parents moved to Copenhagen, he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
, where he won the 1846 small silver medal. He was a pupil of Johan Ludwig Lund and has exhibited since 1843, among them the painter Conrad Christian Bøhndel
portrait and Thomas Overskou
portrait for which he won the Neuhausenske Præmier in 1848. A short stay in Gothenburg
led to him to become a resident in Sweden from 1850, where he received citizenship. In Gothenburg he enjoyed great reputation as a portrait painter, but also did some genre paintings which he partially exhibited in Copenhagen. He was also a character interested in giving drawing lessons, being offered a position as teacher in 1871 at the Göteborgs Musei Rit-och Målarskola, now Konsthögskolan Valand; becoming a member of the Art Academy in Stockholm from 1874. There, he became professor at the academy and the royal portrait painter.
After resiging from the Academy, he became a highly sought portrait painter in Sweden, but performed ever greater tasks, partly in genre pictures and later in historical compositions, or rather what we call "the historical genre", preserving even in his old age his freshness in painting. One of his earlier works, En Væverske med sit Barn, exhibited in Copenhagen in 1858, was given the honorable mention at the Salon de Paris, where he studied under the guidance of Thomas Couture
between the years 1854-1855. From 1860 to 1863 he lived in the city of Algiers
.
Another older picture, news from the News from the Crimean War (1855), belongs to the Museum in Gothenburg, while A Young Girl With A Letter (1872) belongs to the National Museum
in Stockholm. In decorative terms a very powerful image, though not weighty enough for content prize, The Home-Coming of the Victor (1881), was bestowed upon King Oscar II of Sweden
for his silver wedding anniversary. His latest work is the Gustav Vasa
and Dalkarlene (1886) and Marsk Stigs Daughters (1893), which belongs to the National Museum in Stockholm, and finally Ahasuerus
and the Angel of Death, exhibited 1896. Saloman was in 1855 married to Ida Jacobson (1828–1863) from Gothenburg, daughter of banker Morris Jacobson (1800–1870). He also appeared as a writer, especially in studies of Venus de Milo
.
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...
-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
portrait and genre painter, brother of Siegfried Saloman
Siegfried Saloman
Siegfried Saloman was a Danish violinist and composer. A contemporary of Franz Liszt, he was a pupil of Johannes Frederik Fröhlich, Holger Simon Paulli, Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, from whom he received violin-playing lessons...
and chief medical officer for the Danish army Nota Saloman. Soloman was one of the Bedrich Smetana
Bedrich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood. He is thus widely regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music...
's closest friends and the one who painted in 1837 one of the three existing portraits of the founder of the Czech national music when he was only 34 years old.
Life
Geskel Saloman (nee Solomon) was the son of merchant Isak Soloman, who later became cantorCantor
Cantor is surname of:* Andrés Cantor , Spanish-language soccer announcer* Anthony Cantor , British diplomat* Arthur Cantor , American theatrical producer* Aviva Cantor , American journalist, lecturer and author...
of the Jewish community in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(1782–1848), and Veilchen Geskel (1787–1836). When his parents moved to Copenhagen, he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
, where he won the 1846 small silver medal. He was a pupil of Johan Ludwig Lund and has exhibited since 1843, among them the painter Conrad Christian Bøhndel
Conrad Christian Bøhndel
Conrad Christian August Bøhndel was a Danish painter and lithographer...
portrait and Thomas Overskou
Thomas Overskou
Thomas Overskou was a Danish actor, playwright and theatre historian and a titular professor in 1852. His plays are preserved in the Dramatic Collection of the Royal Danish Library.-Life:...
portrait for which he won the Neuhausenske Præmier in 1848. A short stay in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
led to him to become a resident in Sweden from 1850, where he received citizenship. In Gothenburg he enjoyed great reputation as a portrait painter, but also did some genre paintings which he partially exhibited in Copenhagen. He was also a character interested in giving drawing lessons, being offered a position as teacher in 1871 at the Göteborgs Musei Rit-och Målarskola, now Konsthögskolan Valand; becoming a member of the Art Academy in Stockholm from 1874. There, he became professor at the academy and the royal portrait painter.
After resiging from the Academy, he became a highly sought portrait painter in Sweden, but performed ever greater tasks, partly in genre pictures and later in historical compositions, or rather what we call "the historical genre", preserving even in his old age his freshness in painting. One of his earlier works, En Væverske med sit Barn, exhibited in Copenhagen in 1858, was given the honorable mention at the Salon de Paris, where he studied under the guidance of Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture was an influential French history painter and teacher. Couture taught such later luminaries of the art world as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Karel Javůrek, and J-N Sylvestre.-Life:He was born at Senlis, Oise, France...
between the years 1854-1855. From 1860 to 1863 he lived in the city of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
.
Another older picture, news from the News from the Crimean War (1855), belongs to the Museum in Gothenburg, while A Young Girl With A Letter (1872) belongs to the National Museum
National museum
A national museum is a museum maintained by a nation.The following is a list of national museums:-Australia:*Australian National Aviation Museum*Australian National Maritime Museum*, Sydney*Australian War Memorial*Museum Victoria...
in Stockholm. In decorative terms a very powerful image, though not weighty enough for content prize, The Home-Coming of the Victor (1881), was bestowed upon King Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...
for his silver wedding anniversary. His latest work is the Gustav Vasa
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
and Dalkarlene (1886) and Marsk Stigs Daughters (1893), which belongs to the National Museum in Stockholm, and finally Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers...
and the Angel of Death, exhibited 1896. Saloman was in 1855 married to Ida Jacobson (1828–1863) from Gothenburg, daughter of banker Morris Jacobson (1800–1870). He also appeared as a writer, especially in studies of Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo
Aphrodite of Milos , better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created at some time between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly...
.
Works
- A Game of L'Hombre (1845)
- The First Violin Lesson (1846)
- The First-Born (1852)
- The Weaver Woman (1856)
- The Emigrants (1858)
- News from the Crimean War (1855)
- The Chicken Sacrifice (1862)
- A Young Girl with a Letter (1872)
- The Home-Coming of the Victor (1881)
- Gustavus Vasa and the Dalecarlians (1886)
- Marsk Stigs Daughters (1893)
- Ahasuerus and the Angel of Death (1896)
- The Blessing of the Sabbath Lights (1900)
Literary works
- Writing Instructions
- The statue of Venus de Milo
- The statue of Belveder'schen and Vatican Apollo
External links
- Geskel Saloman Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon