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Lauritz Jensen (1859-1935)

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Billedhuggeren Lauritz Jensen 1859 – 1935

Lauritz Jensen blev født i Viborg i 1859 og blev ved sin død 1935 begravet på Frederiksberg. Var efter teknisk skole en tid elev hos Vilhelm Bissen (1836-1913) og blev optaget på Kunstakademiet i København oktober 1877 og dimiterede i 1885. Fra denne periode var han fast udstiller på Charlottenborg og senere medlem af censurkomiteen på Charlottenborg og senere medlem af Akademirådet 1909-1917.

Ud over den klassiske dannelsesrejse til Rom 1889 tilbragte LJ nogle år i Amerika fra 1894-96 hvor han var medarbejder hos C. Rohl-Smidt (1848 - 1900), der i Chicago udførte Iowas Soldiers and Sailors monument, og efter Rohl-Smidts død fuldførte LJ i årerne 1901-1902 sammen med andre skandinaviske kunstnere rytterstatuen af general Sherman i Washington.  Tiden i Amerika gav inspiration til bl. a. indianske motiver både for P. Ipsens Enke, forskellige bronzer og Indianer til hest for Dahl Jensen.

Den brede folkelige udbredelse fik Lauritz Jensen igennem sine arbejdere for tre af de store i Dansk kunstindustris guldalder. Karrieren her begyndte som figurmager under Bertel Ipsen (1846-1917) hos P. Ipsens Enke fra omkring 1885, hvor han er noteret for 91 figurer. Derefter arbejde han for både for Bing & Grøndahl og Royal Copenhagen.  Hos Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik var han i perioden 1906 – 1916, hvor han er noteret for minimum 15 figurer (Klik her for Kgl. oversigt). Der er givetvis lavet flere signeret LJ og information om dette efterlyses. Vi savner også præcise oplysninger om hans ansættelse hos Bing & Grøndahl. Visse af B&G figurerne er dateret omkring år 1900, mens andre ud fra figurnumrene må hidrører fra en periode efter tiden på Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik. (Klik her for B&G oversigt). Også når det gælder B&G kan antallet være langt større end de 34 vi har registreret. Kontakt os venligst hvis I har set hans signatur på andre B&G figurer.

Efter Lauritz Jensens død køber hans gode ven og kollega fra Bing og Grøndahl Jens Peter Dahl Jensen (1874-1960) hele hans modelsamling og det bliver til 30 Lauritz Jensen figurer for Dahl Jensen

Lauritz Jensen gjorde sig tidligt bemærket som dyreskulptør. I 1894 skaber han statuen ”To jagthunde, der står for hønsene (Statens Museum for Kunst), som i 1900 får en sølvmedalje ved Verdensudstillingen i Paris. I 1896 er dette motiv at finde i Ipsens katalog som nr. 704, højde 20 cm, dateret 1889. På bestilling skabtes samme med en længde på 125 cm fra snude til halespids. Inden 1920 blev den også fremstillet i bronze. Efter Lauritz Jensens død køber hans gode ven og kollega fra Bing og Grøndahl Jens Peter Dahl Jensen (1874-1960) hele hans modelsamling. Hundegruppen fik nu nyt liv som Dahl Jensen figur nr. 1278 To Engelske settere 40 cm og er verden over kendt som en af de fornemste danske porcelænshundefigurer,

Hovedværker ifølge Weilbach
Lynet, engelsk fuldblodshoppe (1880); Sibirisk hundeportræt (gips, 1883); Kelter til hest kæmpende med en urokse (1888); To kristne på arenaen (gips, 1889); To jagthunde, der står for hønsene (1894, Statens Museum for Kunst, sølvmedalje i Paris 1900); En gøende jagthund (1900, bronze); Indianer til hest (rytterstatue, 1896, tidlige Ålborg Museum); Anskudt kronhjort (1898, Aarsmedalje); Fysisk kraft (1900, Neuhausens Præmie.); To utilfredse (1905, Eckersberg Medalje, købt af Victor Freunds legat til udsmykning i Kbh.); Vildsvinejagt (gips, 1914); Hjemad, pige med ko (bronzestatuette, 1919); Springende hest (bronzestatuette, 1921); Selvportræt (gipsstatuette, 1924); Tigre holder måltid (gipsstatuette, 1927); udkast til rytterstatuer af Christian IV (1896); Christian IX (bronzestatuette, 1908, Frendensborg museum.); Frederik VIII (bronzestatuette, 1912); modellerede talrige dyrestatuetter til bronze; til porcelæn (udf. hos Bing & Grøndahl og Den kgl. Porcelainsfabrik); til keramik (udf. P. Ipsens Enke). Kilde: Anette Sørensen Kunstindex Danmark og Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon www.kid.dk

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The Sculptor Lauritz Jensen 1859 – 1935

Lauritz Jensen was born in Viborg 1859 and passed away 1935 where he was burried in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. After attending the technical school he studied under Vilhelm Bissen (1836-1913) and was enrolled in The Royal Academy of Copenhagen October 1877. After graduation in 1885 he was regular contributor to the Charlottenborg Art Exhibition in Copenhagen, and was an active board member of the art circles in Copenhagen at that time, which eventually made him a member of the Royal Academy Council 1909-1917.

L. Jensen became one of the best animal sculptors of his time, both in the grand format of the statue and when it comes to smaller figurines. As early as the Nordic Exhibition in 1888 he was recognized for his enormous group called: ”A Celtic man on horse fighting the Urus (ox)’.  This piece and his small figurines showed both his foundation in the contemporary naturalism and his ability to grasp spirit of the animals and at the same time describe them correctly. His later works for the porcelain manufactories shows his fondness for the lion and other wild cats as his motives, with a great deal of inspiration from the French Sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875).

As tradition required he went to Rome, Italy to supply his classical education, but unlike some of his contemporaries he choose to spent time in the USA. In the years 1894-1896 he spent time working for C. Rohl-Smidt (1848 - 1900), who in Chicago created Iowas Soldiers and Sailors monument, and after the death of Rohl-Smidts, LJ completed in 1901-1902 together with other Scandinavian colleges the statue of General Sherman in Washington. The time in America gave inspiration to Western and Indian motives in figurines for P. Ipsens Enke (ceramic), different works in bronze and the remarkable Indian on horse for Dahl Jensen.

His wide spread popularity were gained though his work for the four great players in the Golden Age of Danish Industrial Art. The career started as figurine maker under Bertel Ipsen (1846-1917) at the Art Pottry called P. Ipsens Enke from about 1885. At this factory his was noted for 91 figurines. After that he worked in period for Bing & Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen. AT the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory he was in the period 1906 – 1916 noted for at least 15 figurines (Click to see list of RC figurines). There might be more Royal Copenhagen figurines with a LJ signature and if you have such information, please share it with us. We are also looking for specific details about his periods at Bing & Grondahl. Some of the B&G figurines are marked with dates around 1900 and others are having numbers which place them after his stay at Royal Copenhagen.(Click to see list of B&G figurines). Also when it concerns number of B&G pieces, we believe that the number can be larger than the 34 we have registered. Please contact us if you can supply us with information or good images on a neutral background of additional B&G pieces, which bear the LJ signature.

After the death of Lauritz Jensens his good friend and college from Bing & Grondahl Jens Peter Dahl Jensen (1874-1960) bought his entire collection of models, of which 30 pieces were produced as Lauritz Jensen figurines from the Dahl Jensen porcelain manufactory.

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