Erik Henningsen Artist

Erik Ludvig Henningsen (29 August 1855 – 28 November 1930) was a Danish painter and illustrator. He is best known for his Social Realist paintings of poor and exposed groups in the 1880s and 1890s. He was the younger brother of Frants Henningsen who was also a painter.

Personal facts

Erik Henningsen
Birth dateAugust 29, 1855
Birth place
Copenhagen
Nationality
Denmark
Date of deathNovember 28, 1930
Place of death
Copenhagen

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Artist

Movement
Realism (arts)
training at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

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