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Richard Mortensen

1910, Copenhagen, Denmark – 1993, Ejby, Denmark

 

The Island of Rab 9, 1966

oil on canvas, 136 х 97 cm

Acquisition: Gift

Reference: 01678

 

Biography

Richard Strange Mortensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied between 1931 and 1932 at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Influenced by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, he developed an abstract art style. In Copenhagen, Mortensen was joint founder of the “Linien” school of abstract painters.

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