Christian Mølsted
Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted (15 October 1862 – 10 May 1930) was a
Biography
Born in
He graduated from the Academy in January 1885, set out to become a marine painter and received instruction from two local self-taught artists in Dragør, Commander Peder Foss (1821-1882) and the pilot, Hendrik Strømberg (1840-1916). In 1889, he was awarded the Neuhausenske Prize for his Ships in the Harbor at Larsens Plads. His subjects are for the most part taken from the coasts around Copenhagen or in Jutland.
Among the artist’s favorite subjects were the heroic battles of captains
He died on 10 May 1930 in Dragør and is buried in the cemetery at Dragør Church.[3] [4] His studio in Dragør now serves as a museum of his works. The display contains a wide range of his artwork from his marine paintings to local subjects.[5]
Selected works
- En engelsk Brig erobres af danske Kanonbaade (1887)
- Peder Bredals Skibe ises ud af Nyborg-Fjord (1891)
- Om Bord i Fregatten Niels Juel, under Kampen ved Helgoland den 9. Maj 1864 (1898)
- Slaget paa Reden; Willemoes om Bord i det Gernerske Flaadebatteri (1901)
- Willemoes' Død om Bord i Linieskibet Prinds Christian Frederik, under Kampen ved Sjællands Odde (1906)
- Aalefiskere; Efleraarsstemning i Drogden (1908)
- Solopgang i Drogden (1909)
- Tordenskjolds Landgang i Marstrand (1910).
Gallery
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On Board the HDMS Niels Juel
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Battle of
Køge Bay -
An English Brig Taken by
Danish Gunboats -
Sinking of the Svärdet
References
- ^ "Christian Mølsted", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted", Gravsted.dk. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Mølsted, Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted", Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ Carl Bloch, "Mølsted, Christian". Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Museums and Culture" Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Welcome to Dragør. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
External links
Media related to Christian Mølsted at Wikimedia Commons