Hans Michael Therkildsen

Hans Michael Therkildsen (3 November 1850 - 4 June 1925) was a Danish painter.

Early life Michael Therkildsen was born at Lystrup near Horsens, Denmark. A son of farmer Therkild Nielsen and Karen (née Hendriksen), Therkildsen learnt to draw at the technical school in Horsens after which he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1868-1874. For some time, he received private tuition from Constantin Hansen. He furthered his education at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler where he was supervised by the painters Laurits Tuxen and Frans Schwartz.

Career He had his debut at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition with Et Bondehus (1875) and painted street life pictures in the years from 1876-1878. In 1879, he painted 3 Piger (1879) which along with two other pictures was bought by Kunstforeningen.

Museums

Hans Michael Therkildsen is represented at the following museums in Denmark:

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Bornholm Art Museum Fuglsang Art Museum Funen Art Museum Hirschsprung Collection KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg Ribe Kunstmuseum National Gallery of Denmark Trapholt