Viggo Johansen
(1851–1935) dansk konstnär
Viggo Johansen (1851–1935) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Viggo Johansen belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Viggo Johansen was born in Copenhagen and died in Copenhagen. Viggo Johansen trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Viggo Johansen studied under Christian Vilhelm Nielsen. Viggo Johansen worked in Copenhagen. Viggo Johansen became a member of Skagen Painters. The awards include Thorvaldsen Medal, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog, and commander of the Order of the Dannebrog. The students included Walter Schwartz, Viggo Brandt, and Elof Risebye.
The best-known works include ‘Evening talk’ and ‘Joyful Christmas’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 26 works by Viggo Johansen with free images. The dated works span the years 1878–1920. Works by Viggo Johansen are held by several collections, among them Statens Museum for Kunst, Nationalmuseum, Randers Kunstmuseum, and Hirschsprungs museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, Théophile de Bock, Ernst Josephson, Charles Sprague Pearce, and Gustav Schönleber.