Poul Vad

Poul Vad (1927–2003) was a Danish writer and art historian who also worked as a consultant at Holstebro Art Museum. He wrote novels, monographs and critical essays on artistic subjects, and started his literary career as a poet in Heretica.

Biography Vad was born in Silkeborg on 27 April 1927.

His literary career began when he published poems in the literary magazine Heretica in 1956. From 1961 to 1964 he edited the art journal Signum.

Vad received the Danish Academy Award in 1979. He was also awarded N. L. Høyen Medal in 2003.

Vad died on 18 August 2003.