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Egill Jacobsen

Danish painter (1910-1998)
Person human Q3049203

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 16, 1910
Date of death
April 21, 1998, August 21, 1998[7]
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[8]
Occupation
painter, university teacher
Employer
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[10]
Field of work
painting[9]
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[11]
Award received
Prince Eugen Medal, Eckersberg Medal[14][15]
Work location
Copenhagen[19]
Student of
Kræsten Iversen, Peder Hald[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[22]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[24]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[29]
Different from
Egill Jacobsen[23]
Family name
Jacobsen[17]
Given name
Egill[18]
Has works in the collection
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Statens Museum for Kunst, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Musée National d'Art Moderne[25][26][27][28]
P14992
Egill_Jacobsen[30]
Student
Uffe Christoffersen, Leif Jepsen[12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Egille Jacobsen en Egill Jacobsen ja エギル・ヤコブセン
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000108906374
VIAF cluster ID
40183895
Library of Congress authority ID
n83048575
GND ID
119239922
ADAGP artist ID
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AbART person ID
91174
Artist-info artist ID
190976
Artists of the World ID
00013124
Artnet artist ID
egill-jacobsen
Artsy artist ID
egill-jacobsen
AskArt person ID
11042235
Benezit ID
B00093049
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125003600
Christie's creator ID
28542
DACS ID (2022)
013431
DACS ID (former)
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DFK Paris person ID
0006482308
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Egill_Jacobsen
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039688391
FAST ID
111266
Freebase ID
/m/0129lc49
Gravsted.dk ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Egill_Jacobsen
Grove Art Online ID
T043089
IdRef ID
034225811
Invaluable.com person ID
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Joconde author ID
T513-15637
KBR person ID
21196426
KulturNav-ID
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Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
108
Le Delarge artist ID
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Lex ID
Egill_Jacobsen
Libris-URI
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6876
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0281085
NUKAT ID
n2009115739
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810583305305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
226842134
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
8470
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
52153
Prabook ID
2409848
RKDartists ID
41397
SELIBR ID
191355
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
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Treccani ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500027467
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/bde4e05b-3ba1-4cc3-a2d6-47ac0492e5db

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 4
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Award received 2
Prince Eugen Medal, Eckersberg Medal
Occupation 2
painter, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Educated at 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Employer 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Family name 1
Jacobsen
Field of work 1
painting
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Kræsten Iversen
Teachers 1
Kræsten Iversen
Work location 1
Copenhagen
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Summary

Egill Jacobsen was born on December 16, 1910[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He died on April 21, 1998[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Egill Jacobsen born?

Egill Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen[2].

Where did Egill Jacobsen die?

Egill Jacobsen passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Egill Jacobsen do for work?

Egill Jacobsen worked as a painter[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Egill Jacobsen go to school?

Egill Jacobsen was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[11].

What awards did Egill Jacobsen receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal[14] and Eckersberg Medal[15].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Statens Museum for Kunst

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Student → Uffe Christoffersen, Leif Jepsen
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