Wilhelm Bendz
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Wilhelm Bendz | |
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Born | Odense, Denmark | 20 March 1804
Died | 14 November 1832 Vicenza, Italy | (aged 28)
Education | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Danish Golden Age |
Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz (20 March 1804 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish painter mainly known for
Biography
Early life and education
Wilhelm Bendz was born on 20 March 1804 in
Successful years at Charlottenborg
After his graduation from the Academy, Bendz contributed successfully with a number of works to the annual exhibitions at Charlottenborg in 1826, 1827 and 1828. Three of his paintings were acquired by the Royal Painting Collection; Model Class at the Art Academy and A young artist looking at a sketch through a mirror from 1826 and the monumentally sized A sculptor working with a live model from 1827. Another important work from this phase is A Tobacco Party from 1828.[4]
After this Bendz was employed as an assistant at Eckersberg's studio, working on routine assignments such as the reconstruction of
Munich, 1831–32
In late 1830 Bendz finally received a travel scholarship which enabled him to leave for southern Europe. After shorter visits to Dresden and Berlin, he initially went to Munich, which had developed into a vibrant centre for the arts, and where he stayed for around a year.[5] His most important work from the stay is the thoroughly composed group portrait "Artist in the Evening at Finck's Coffee House in Munich".
Early death in Italy
In the autumn of 1832 he continued his journey towards Rome in company with Joseph Petzl and Thomas Fearnley, stopping in Venice on the way where he renewed his friendship with the painter Ditlev Blunck, who he had first met in his student days at the Academy in Copenhagen. They continued together but shortly after in Vicenza, Bendz, who had felt ill since Venice, died from a lung infection.
Works
Today he is mainly remembered for his many technically accomplished portraits, though his ambition most of all ran towards a refined fusion of portrait, genre scene and allegorical history painting. His technical virtuosity is particularly visible in his depictions of the play of light cast from an obscured source and the resulting shadows.
His main works include several portraits of his fellow artists such as
Paintings (examples of his works)
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Artist in the Evening at Finck's Coffee House in Munich, 1832 (Thorvaldsens Museum). Bendz is seen second from the right
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Room in Amaliegade with the Artist's Brothers, c. 1826
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Model Class at the Copenhagen Academy, 1826, Royal Academy of Fine Arts
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Statens Museum for Kunst
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Portrait of the anatomist Henrik Carl Bang Bendz, the artist's brother
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The Sculptor Christen Christensen Working with a Live Model in His Studio, 1827
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A Smoking Party, 1828 (NY Carlberg Glyptoteck, Copenhagen)
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The Visit of the Beggar and her Child, 1829
See also
- Art of Denmark
References
- ^ Ph. Weilbach. "Bendz, Vilhelm Ferdinand, 1804-32". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Realisme/Realism". theartpages.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Karsten Madsen, Henrik Bramsen (17 July 2011). "Wilhelm Bendz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Wilhelm Bendz". Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Rewald 2011, p. 31
Bibliography
- Mortensen, Klaus P. (2001). Wilhelm Bendz. Søren Fogtdal. ISBN 978-87-617-3012-1.
- Rewald, Sabine (2011). Rooms with a View The Open Window in the 19th Century; [publ. in Conjunction with the Exhibition Rooms with a View The Open Window in the 19th Century, Held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 5 - July 4, 2011]. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16977-5.
- Bendz, Wilhelm; Saabye, Marianne; Johannesson, Birgitte (1996). Wilhelm Bendz 1804-1832 et ungt kunstnerliv. ISBN 978-87-981369-7-2.
- ISBN 978-87-7763-130-6.