Ib Eisner
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Ib Eisner was a Danish artist.
His artistic career started in 1945 with entering the Copenhagen Academy of Arts
, where he studied in the classes of the Professors Kræsten Iversen (1886-1955), Olaf Rude (1886-1957) and Axel Jørgensen (1890-1963).
In the early fifties he discovered characteristic motif cycles, which were to influence all of his work. From then on he mostly devoted himself to painting scenes from his immediate surroundings, which he transferred directly onto canvas on site.
Eisner showed particular interest in the long-established Danish forest park "Dyrehaven", which offered the painter a wide repertoire of motifs for years.
He also was interested in motifs of the popular amusement parks "Tivoli" and "Bakken"
as well as in scenes from his personal surroundings in Frederiksberg and views of the island of Bornholm
.
Other pictographic themes which were constant factors in Eisner's paintings are still life
and the Danish traditional "Sankt Hans Fire"
.
Ib Eisner worked mostly in picture series to explore the nuances of changes of lighting moods and seasons. French Impressionist theme and composition techniques are noticeable not only in his preferred method of operation, the plein-air painting, which from this point on the artist applied in all weather conditions, but also in the treatment and application of colour. These alternate between the fluent, almost sketchy application of colour with thinned oil paints and a paste-like, relieflike flow, deliberately trying to reveal the artistic facture. Eisner applied pure, mostly unmixed colours next to each other in quick brushstrokes, creating a vibrant structure of bright tones and developing an original picture-intrinsic dynamic. He painted mostly without fixed contour lines or preparatory drawings, since the capturing of elusive lighting effects required swift work. With these painting tools, the artist created a unique atmosphere characteristic to each picture.
Ib Eisner's works were purchased by art associations for the promotion of fine arts as well as banks and companies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and by private collectors. His international recognition is evident through the sale of his paintings to Germany, Sweden, Japan, Great Britain and the United States.
Saur - Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 33, München 2002
Stefanie Hegyaljai, The painted Oeuvre of the Danish Artist Ib Eisner / Das malerische Werk des dänischen Künstlers Ib Eisner, ed. von DRICON Managing Consultants AG, Frankfurt am Main 2006
His artistic career started in 1945 with entering the Copenhagen Academy of Arts
Royal Danish Academy of Art
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts has provided a practice-oriented complement to the scholarly investigation of the arts carried out at Danish universities for more than 250 years, playing a crucial part in the development of the distinctive tradition of the art of Denmark.- History :The Royal...
, where he studied in the classes of the Professors Kræsten Iversen (1886-1955), Olaf Rude (1886-1957) and Axel Jørgensen (1890-1963).
In the early fifties he discovered characteristic motif cycles, which were to influence all of his work. From then on he mostly devoted himself to painting scenes from his immediate surroundings, which he transferred directly onto canvas on site.
Eisner showed particular interest in the long-established Danish forest park "Dyrehaven", which offered the painter a wide repertoire of motifs for years.
He also was interested in motifs of the popular amusement parks "Tivoli" and "Bakken"
Dyrehavsbakken
Dyrehavsbakken , commonly referred to as Bakken , is the world's oldest operating amusement park. It is located near Klampenborg but belongs under Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune, Denmark about 10 km north of Copenhagen...
as well as in scenes from his personal surroundings in Frederiksberg and views of the island of Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
.
Other pictographic themes which were constant factors in Eisner's paintings are still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
and the Danish traditional "Sankt Hans Fire"
Midsummer
Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice, or that take place on a day between June 21 and June 24, and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different...
.
Ib Eisner worked mostly in picture series to explore the nuances of changes of lighting moods and seasons. French Impressionist theme and composition techniques are noticeable not only in his preferred method of operation, the plein-air painting, which from this point on the artist applied in all weather conditions, but also in the treatment and application of colour. These alternate between the fluent, almost sketchy application of colour with thinned oil paints and a paste-like, relieflike flow, deliberately trying to reveal the artistic facture. Eisner applied pure, mostly unmixed colours next to each other in quick brushstrokes, creating a vibrant structure of bright tones and developing an original picture-intrinsic dynamic. He painted mostly without fixed contour lines or preparatory drawings, since the capturing of elusive lighting effects required swift work. With these painting tools, the artist created a unique atmosphere characteristic to each picture.
Ib Eisner's works were purchased by art associations for the promotion of fine arts as well as banks and companies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and by private collectors. His international recognition is evident through the sale of his paintings to Germany, Sweden, Japan, Great Britain and the United States.
Literature
Weilbach - Dansk Kunstnerleksikon, ed. Philip Weilbach, Bd. 2, Copenhagen, 1994Saur - Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 33, München 2002
Stefanie Hegyaljai, The painted Oeuvre of the Danish Artist Ib Eisner / Das malerische Werk des dänischen Künstlers Ib Eisner, ed. von DRICON Managing Consultants AG, Frankfurt am Main 2006