Johan Laurentz Jensen

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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.[1]

Contents
1 Biography
2 Style
3 Selected works
4 References

Biography
Johan Laurentz Jensen (1850s)
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, Grard and Cornelis van
Spaendonck, and at the porcelain factory in Svres 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]
Vase of Dahlias
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 p en trstub (1844)
En krde med laurbrkrans (1848)
 En vase med blomster (1834)
Forskellige frugter, blandt andet melon og vindruer (1852)
Kamelier og rhododendron (1852)
Skudt vildt (1846)

References
1. "J. L. Jensen" (http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Billedkunst/Malerkunstens_genrer_og_te
knikker/Johan_Laurentz_Jensen), Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 9 June 2011.
2. Elisabeth Fabritius, "J. L. Jensen" (https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=6BB9FAD2
B07B7C034D1B7343D6F24610?kunstnerId=117&wsektion=alle), Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilsbachs
kunstnerleksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 9 June 2011.
3. Works by J.L. Jensen (http://soeg.smk.dk/SogVarkVis.asp), Statens Museum for Kunst. Retrieved 11 June
2011.

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