About Ole Søndergaard
Lived 1876 – 1958 (aged 82). Ole Søndergaard was a Danish painter and landscape painter.
Ole Laurits Olsen Søndergaard (24 May 1876 – 10 November 1958) was a Danish landscape painter. He also decorated a number of Danish churches with paintings and frescos.
Biography Born in Allerslev near Lejre in northwestern Zealand, Søndergaard studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1898 to 1900. He completed his education at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler under Kristian Zahrtmann in 1902.
Søndergaard was a versatile artist, remembered for his portraits and landscapes of the countryside around Roskilde. His paintings reveal his association with his friend L.A. Ring, especially his winter scenes with stooping figures shovelling snow.
Awards In 1945, Søndergaard was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and, in 1952, the Thorvaldsen Medal.
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Who was Ole Søndergaard?
Danish landscape painter (1876–1958)
When was Ole Søndergaard born?
Ole Søndergaard was born on 24 May 1876 in Allerslev.
When did Ole Søndergaard die?
Ole Søndergaard died on 10 November 1958 in Gentofte.
What was Ole Søndergaard's occupation?
Ole Søndergaard was a painter and landscape painter.
What nationality was Ole Søndergaard?
Ole Søndergaard was Danish.
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