Rasmus Andersen

Rasmus Morten Andersen (25 September 1861 – 28 February 1930) was a Danish portrait sculptor, primarily of busts, statues, and cast reliefs. He is best known for his naturalistic portraits of famous Danish men of his time.

Andersen attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 to 1884 and trained to become a sculptor at Wilhelm Bissen's studio, who influenced his style. Following his debut as an independent artist in 1882, Andersen's work was consistently exhibited in Denmark during his lifetime. He was awarded the Eckersberg Medal, the Danish Medal of Merit, and made a member of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Career Andersen initially trained as a wood carver, and was an apprentice to C.A. Blichfeldt and A. Nielsen. He also trained with the illustrator and still life artist . He was first recorded at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1877, from which he graduated on 24 March 1884. While at the academy, he worked in Vilhelm Bissen's workshop where he carved marble and sculpted. Andersen's artistic commitment to realistically representing his subjects is attributed to Bissen's influence. He also was employed in the workshops of artists Theobald Stein and .

He participated in the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 as well as a number of major Danish exhibitions. Throughout his career, he specialized in portraits, both in the form of statues, busts and medallions. His statue of Enrico Dalgas was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1900 and a bronze cast of it was erected in Aarhus in 1901.

Selected works During his lifetime, his works were exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, the Nordisk Kunstudstilling, the World's Columbian Exposition, the 1901 Exhibition at Copenhagen City Hall, and the Danish National Exhibition of 1909. His work was posthumously shown shortly after his death at the .

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