Femvejen 2
| Femvejen 2 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°45′27.36″N 12°33′31.5″E / 55.7576000°N 12.558750°E |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Georg Jacobsen |
Femvejen 2 is a Modernist villa situated at the corner of Bernstorffsvej and Jægersborg Allé, next to the Femvejen roundabout, in Gentofte Municipality, in northern Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1933–34 for artists Adam and Ellen Fischer to designs by their friend and fellow artist Georg Jacobsen, all of whom lived in Paris at the time, its design reflects the Fischers' and Jacobsen's shared interest in Cubism. The house contains Fischer's atelier. Its next owner was the painter Victor Brockdorff. The house and a detached outhouse were both listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2010.
History
Adam Fischer and Ellen Kragh moved to Paris to study painting in 1913. They were married in 1915. Adam Fischer started out by attending André Lhote's painting school but was soon inspired by also Paris-based sculptor Johannes Bjerg to turn to sculpture. He was one of the first Danish sculptors to be inspired by Cubism. Ellen Fischer studied under Maurice Denis at the Académie Ranson in 1913-14 and later under André Lhote at the Académie Moderne in 1917-19).[1]
The couple owned a house in Arcueil. Their daughter Tora (Tora Garde), who would later become a ceramist), was born in 1923. One of their friends was fellow artist Georg Jacobsen (1887‐1976), who had moved to Paris in 1919 and lived in the same neighborhood. He had first trained as a mason before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture, but shortly thereafter transferred to the painting school.[1]
In 1932, in antecipation of their return to Denmark, Adam and Ellfen Fischer charged Jacobsen with the design of a house in Gentofte.
Ellen and Adam Fischer died just two yuears apart in 1966 and 1968. Their daughter chose to sell the painter Victor Brockdorff and his wife Alice (née Zollfranck) to ensure that the atelier would stil be used by an artist. They southern part of the garden was sold off to another buyer.[3] Victor Brockdorff died in 1002. His widow Alice owned the house until at least 2010.[3]
In 1985, Jørgen Sestoft published a pamphlet about the history of the house. This prompted other architects to propose a heritage listing of the building but this was initially rejected by th Særlige Bygningssyn. In 2007, Femvejen 2 was once again nominated for heritage listing. On 15 September 2010, it was heritage listed.[2]
Architecture
The house is constructed of brick on a concrete deck which is raised three steps from the surrounding garden. It was originally yellow but white-washed when Brockdorff bought the house in 1968. Georg Jacobsen desrribed the yellow colour as "spmewhere between
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Villa for billedhugger Adam Fischer" (PDF). byogland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Femvejen 2". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Fredet villa venter på en kærlig hånd". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
Further reading
- Sestoft, Jørgen: Omkring Femvejen, Kunstakademiets Arkitkskole 1985
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