Svend Johansen

Svend Johansen (10 September 1890 – 6 October 1970) was a Danish painter, scenographer and illustrator.[1]

Svend Johansen
Born10 September 1890 Edit this on Wikidata
Died6 October 1970 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)

Biography

Born in Gentofte, Johansen attended the Copehangen Technical School where he met Poul Henningsen who became a friend and associate for the rest of his life. He studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1912 to 1916 under P. Rostrup Bøyesen.[1][2]

In 1919, he began an extended stay in France where he met Vilhelm Lundstrøm in Paris in 1922. Together with Karl Larsen and Axel Salto, Johansen and Lundstrøm settled in Bormes near Cannes, establishing the artistic group De Fire. They exhibited together until 1930.[3][4][5][6] Johansen became a member of the Grønningen artists association in 1933, exhibiting there for many years. His stay in Bormes had brightened up his paintings, possibly under the influence of Henri Matisse and Auguste Renoir, depicting nude women and landscapes of the south of France. In addition to richly coloured prints, he also produced posters for Grønningen, Tuborg and for the theatre. He contributed sketches to Politikens Magasin and illustrated books by Pierre Louÿs, François Rabelais and Johan Herman Wessel.[4]

Johansen was perhaps most effective in contributing to scenic design in the theatre. From 1924, he brought new life into stage decoration in Tivoli's Sommerteater, including cubic curtain patterns.[7] For productions of Maskarade, Bortførelsen fra Seraillet and Slaraffenland, he not only designed striking stage sets but also provided the costumes.[4]

He also collaborated with Poul Henningsen in producing På ho'det (1929), a revue in Nørrebros Theater.[7]

Awards

In 1948, he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and, in 1966, the Thorvaldsen Medal.[7]

References
  1. Hanne Abildgaard. "Svend Johansen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. "Peter Rostrup Bøyesen". Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Poul Henningsen". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Svend Johansen" (in Danish). Dansk Bibliografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. "Karl Larsen". Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "Vilhelm Lundstrøm". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. "Svend Johansen". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2014.

Literature
  • Abell, Kjeld; Henningsen, Poul; Nilsen, Hans Jacob; Alf Rolfsen; Jørgen Sandvad; Preben Wilmann (1962). Svend Johansen. G.E.C. Gads Forlag København.
  • Zeuthen, Lotte Ladegaard (2000). Svend Johansen - som scenograf: speciale. Institut for Kunsthistorie og Teatervidenskab, Københavns Universitet.
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