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Still Life of Flowers and Grapes Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

Still Life of Flowers and Grapes

Exotic Blooms in a Grecian Krater with Fruit on a Marble Ledge Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

Exotic Blooms in a Grecian Krater with Fruit on a Marble Ledge

Still Life of Anemones Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

Still Life of Anemones

Wisteria with Roses Lilies and Summer Flowers in a Basket Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

Wisteria with Roses Lilies and Summer Flowers in a Basket

A Still Life of Grapes Blackberries an Orange and a Pineapple Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

A Still Life of Grapes Blackberries an Orange and a Pineapple

Still Life with Flowers in a Greek Vase Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

Still Life with Flowers in a Greek Vase

A basket of fruits on a tree stump Print by Johan Laurentz Jensen

A basket of fruits on a tree stump

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A Still Life Of Hollyhocks And Poppies

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A Still Life with Flowers in a Greek Vase

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Bird Of Paradise

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Still Life with Pink, Red and White Poppies

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Johan Laurentz Jensen, often referred to as J. L. Jensen (8 March 1800, Gentofte - 26 March 1856, Copenhagen) was a Danish artist who specialized in flower painting. In parallel with his studies at the Danish Academy, he became a pupil of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and also of Cladius Detlev Fritzsch. Specializing in flower painting, Jensen continued his education in Paris under the Flemish flower painting brothers, Gérard and Cornelis van Spaendonck, and at the porcelain factory in Sèvres where he learnt the art of miniature flower painting. Taking 17th-century Dutch flower painting as a starting point, he revived the art in Denmark.

His floral arrangements often had both a decorative and symbolic value. Danish plants were often accompanied by exotic flowers and fruits, sometimes even birds. He also became head artist at the Danish Porcelain Factory. Jensen had an extensive circle of customers and many students, especially women, including Louise of Hesse-Kassel who later married King Christian IX. Since the 1980s, his works have gained wide international recognition. Many are exhibited in Statens Museum for Kunst and in Thorvaldsens Museum.[1]

Style

Jensen's flowers were typically arranged as a bouquet standing in a vase, usually on a tray. A dark neutral background helped to emphasize the light colourful tones of the flowers. Roses were often the principal subject, sometimes set off with another flower such as a lilly or with several flowers of different varieties. Jensen mastered the art of reproducing nature. His appreciation of earlier masterpieces can be seen in his own work. His paintings characteristically are rich in colour and variety. Some of them depict flowers lying on a table or in a basket, perhaps strung together in a wreath. While he was one of several artists who painted exotic plants from Rosenborg, he was happiest when he was painting out in the country at Gentofte, sometimes painting wild flowers or strawberries. Some of his works from the 1840s contain exotic fruits or even birds.[2]

Selected works

The following works are displayed in Statens Museum for Kunst:[3]

En ananas og andre frugter (1832)
En kurv med frugter på en træstub (1844)
En kårde med laurbærkrans (1848)
En vase med blomster (1834)
Forskellige frugter, blandt andet melon og vindruer (1852)
Kamelier og rhododendron (1852)
Skudt vildt (1846)

References

"J. L. Jensen", Den Store Danske. (Danish) Retrieved 9 June 2011.
Elisabeth Fabritius, "J. L. Jensen", Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilsbachs kunstnerleksikon. (Danish) Retrieved 9 June 2011.
Works by J.L. Jensen, Statens Museum for Kunst. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

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