Edvard Eriksen
| Edvard Eriksen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
10 March 1876 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died |
12 January 1959 (aged 82) Copenhagen |
| Resting place |
Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen 55°39′28″N 12°31′45″E / 55.65778°N 12.52917°E |
| Notable work | The Little Mermaid statue, Langelinie, Copenhagen |
Edvard Eriksen (10 March 1876 – 12 January 1959) was a Danish–Icelandic sculptor. He is best known as the creator of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen 1909–13.
Biography
He apprenticed as a wood carver, after which he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1894 and 1899. After marrying Eline Vilhelmine Møller in 1900, they had five children.[1]
Among his other works are the allegorical statues "Grief, Memory and Love" made in 1908 in marble for the sarcophagus of Christian IX and Queen Louise in Roskilde Cathedral.[1] Edvard Eriksen taught at the Royal Academy between 1908–19 and was a conservator at Thorvaldsen Museum 1930–53.[2]
He travelled around Italy with his family learning to carve in marble[1] and was made an honorary professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara[1] and was created a knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1932.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Edvard Eriksen 1876–1959". Billedhuggeren Edvard Eriksens Arvinger I/S. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Edvard Eriksen". Gyldendale. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links
- Edvard Eriksen at Find a Grave
- "Thorvaldsens Museum". Den Store Danske.