Anders Bundgaard
Anders Bundgaard (7 August 1864 – 19 September 1937) was a Danish sculptor.[1]
Biography
Bundgaard was born at Ersted near Skørping, Denmark. He was the son of Jens Christensen Tved and Maren Andersdatter Bundgaard.[2]
When Bundgaard arrived in Copenhagen, he undertook a variety of odd jobs until his artistic talents were discovered by
He was awarded several scholarship: Raben-Levetzau (1889, 1891); Hielmstierne-Rosencrone (1891); Ancker (1894). He conducted study trips to Paris (1889-1892) thence to Genoa, Naples, Pompeii, Rome, and Florence; again Paris (189); Italy (1894-1895); Italy, Egypt and Greece (1899-1900); Italy (1921–22). His study trips in Paris provided him with inspiration from
Bundgaard undertook several major decorative projects including sculptures for the recently built Copenhagen City Hall (1894–99) and for Christiansborg Palace (1907–28) where his four majestic figures stand over the entrance to the parliamentary chamber. Bundgaard's works often exhibit a mythological, nationalistic slant as can be seen in two of his masterpieces, the Gefion Fountain (1908) on Copenhagen's waterfront and the Cimbrian Bull (1937) in Aalborg. He completed a number of monuments in commemoration of the volunteers from 1848 and 1864 as well as the Reunification Monument in Randers. He completed the statues of Enrico Dalgas (1916) and Christian von Lüttichau (1918). He also completed decorative work at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen (1928).
Many of Bundgaard's original plaster models can be seen in the Thingbæk Kalkminer Museum, a former mine near the Rebild National Park.[1][2]
Personal life
In 1894, he married Elisabeth Kabell (1874-1957). Bundgaard was made a knight in the
Selected works
- Gefion Fountain, Copenhagen (1908)
- Granskende pige, Copenhagen (1934)
- Cimber Bull, Aalborg (1937)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Anette Sørensen, "Anders Bundgaard", Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Anders Bundgaard", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Stephan Sinding". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2021.