About Holger J. Jensen
Lived 1900 – 1966 (aged 66). Holger J. Jensen was a Danish painter.
Holger Jens Sophus Jensen (21 April 1900 – 24 July 1966) was a Danish painter.
Biography Born in Copenhagen, Jensen studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1921–24) and went on to study graphic arts there under Aksel Jørgensen, completing his studies in 1930. Shortly after leaving the Academy, he exhibited at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (Kunsternes Eferårsudstilling) in 1927 as well as at Charlottenborg. In 1928, he was one of the founders of the Decembristerne, an artists association which he belonged to for the rest of his life.
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Who was Holger J. Jensen?
Danish painter (1900–1966)
When was Holger J. Jensen born?
Holger J. Jensen was born on 21 April 1900 in Copenhagen.
When did Holger J. Jensen die?
Holger J. Jensen died on 24 July 1966 in Brittany.
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Holger J. Jensen was a painter.
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Holger J. Jensen was Danish.
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