Arild Rosenkrantz

Arild Rosenkrantz (; 9 April 1870 – 28 September 1964) was a Danish nobleman painter, sculptor, stained glass artist and illustrator.

Early life

Arild Rosenkrantz was born in 1870 to Baron Iver Holger Rosenkrantz, a Danish diplomat, and Julia Louise Mackenzie, a Scottish socialite and spiritualist medium, at Frederiksborg Castle. His father died when Rosenkrantz was only three years old. He accompanied his mother on her journeys to Italy, Scotland and England. She moved to Italy permanently in 1891.

From 1898 he stayed in London, where he developed his reputation as an artist. In London, Rosenkrantz joined the Anthroposophic Society. In 1912 he met Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner personally. Two years later he and his wife moved to Dornach, Switzerland to participate in the decoration of the anthroposophical center Goetheanum with other artists. Steiner, who taught Rosenkrantz of colors intrinsic properties,

Rosenkrantz returned to London with his wife after Steiner died in 1925. He then took up several artistic pursuits for Anthroposophic theatres: he designed costumes, created stage decorations and decorated the interior of 2 theatres. He also worked as a teacher and held annual exhibitions.

Later years Rosenkrantz came to Denmark in the fall of 1939 to organize an exhibition in Copenhagen for his 70th birthday on 9 April 1940. However, German troops crossed over the Danish border and returning to London was impossible. His relatives at Rosenholm Castle in Jutland offered their home to Rosenkrantz and his wife, who then died in 1944. After that, he decided to stay in Denmark at the East Jutland castle. He worked more than 20 additional years creating works, exhibiting them, and lecturing. Cupid and Psyche, the symbolist paintings, 1896, Rosenholm Castle, Denmark The Tempter, 1896, Rosenholm Castle, Denmark The Duchess of Grafton, a portrait of his cousin, 1905, Rosenholm Castle, Denmark The Omnipresent, 1907, Rosenholm Castle, Denmark Royal Academy of Music paintings, before 1911, Royal Academy of Music, London Tales of Mystery and Adventure illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Danish edition. Golgotha The Last Supper The Hierophant Madonna Michael Wisdom The Messenger Series of four pictures from the Creation: The Mineral World, The Plant World, The Animal World and Man – and The Seven Apocalyptic Seals.

Sculpture Bronze Christ figure for St George's Camberwell, London.

Publications Baron Arild Rosenkrantz. (1967). A new impulse in art. New Knowledge. Arild Rosenkrantz : de syv segl / - Randers, Randers Kunstmuseum, 1988. Baron Rosenkrantz: Farvernes mystic / redaktør: Christian Gether ... [et al.]; bidrag: Lisa Sjølander Andresen ... [et al.]. - Ishøj, Arken, 2020. Arild Rosenkrantz: "Vejen gennem livet" / Autobiography, udgivet 2020. Redigeret af Jette Arendrup Arild Rosenkrantz: "Arild Rosenkrantz i engelske kirker" / Stained glass windows. Troels Andersen The last three can be bought at the gallery at Rosenholm Slot, or at www.arss.dk

"Arild Rosenkrantz Samlingens Støtteforening" www.arss.dk exhibits a large collection of the artists works at Rosenholm Slot

Exhibitions His exhibitions included: Sar Peladan's "Salon de la Rose+Croix" in between 1892 and 1894. Exhibitions in Copenhagen Exhibitions in London Tales of Mystery and Adventure illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Danish edition were exhibited in 1909. Annual exhibitions between about 1925 and 1939 "Gold & Magic" exhibition at Arken, Danish museum of contemporary art, October 3, 2020-May 2021