About Sophie Pedersen
Lived 1885 – 1950 (aged 65). Sophie Pedersen was a Danish painter.
Sophie Petrine Pedersen (15 January 1885 – 1 October 1950) was a Danish painter. She specialized in landscapes, including scenes of Copenhagen's streets and parks, but also created portraits and figure paintings. From 1921 to 1924, she headed the Danish Society of Female Artists (Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund).
Biography Born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Sophie Petrine Pedersen was the daughter of the carpenter and manufacturer Jacob Pedersen and Cathrine Olsen. After undertaking preparatory studies at the Arts and Crafts School for Women, from 1904 she studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Viggo Johansen and Sigurd Wandel, graduating in 1910.
Awards Pedersen received a number of grants and awards, including: 1926: Den Sødringske Opmuntringspræmie for Landskab fra Sydfrankrig 1946: Eckersberg Medal for Stjerner
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Who was Sophie Pedersen?
Danish painter (1885-1950)
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Sophie Pedersen was born on 15 January 1885 in Frederiksberg.
When did Sophie Pedersen die?
Sophie Pedersen died on 1 October 1950.
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Sophie Pedersen was a painter.
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Sophie Pedersen was Danish.
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