Carl Ludwig Jessen Artist

Carl Ludwig Jessen (22 February 1833 – 4 January 1917) was a North Frisian painter. Today he is known as the "Frisian painter" (German: Friesenmaler) in Germany. As a Naturalist painter he is notable for depicting the contemporary rural life of his native area.After a sponsored education in Copenhagen, Paris and Rome, Jessen returned to North Frisia where he lived off his paintings. Although one of the key figures in Northern German arts and notable for his accurate and detailed style, he has been blamed for idealising rural life.

Personal facts

Carl Ludwig Jessen
Birth dateFebruary 22, 1833
Birth place
Niebüll
Nationality
German Empire
Duchy of Schleswig
Date of deathJanuary 04, 1917
Place of death
Niebüll

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Influenced by
Movement
Naïve art
Realism (arts)
training at
Wilhelm Marstrand
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

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Carl Ludwig Jessen on Wikipedia

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