Frederik Vermehren
(1823–1910) dansk målare
Frederik Vermehren (1823–1910) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Frederik Vermehren belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Frederik Vermehren was born in Ringsted and died in Copenhagen. Frederik Vermehren trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. The teachers included Jørgen Roed and Hans Harder. Frederik Vermehren worked in Copenhagen. Frederik Vermehren became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Thorvaldsen Medal, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog, and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog. The students included Laurits Andersen Ring, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Kristian Zahrtmann, and Peter Rostrup Bøyesen.
The best-known works include ‘Study of a Moor’, ‘A Jutland Sheperd on the Moors’, ‘A Sower’, and ‘Thomasine Ludvigne Vermehren, f. Grüner, kunstnerens hustru’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting and landscape painting. The catalogue has 17 works by Frederik Vermehren with free images. The dated works span the years 1849–1884. Works by Frederik Vermehren are held by Statens Museum for Kunst, Nivaagaard, and Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Francisco Laso, Jozef Van Lerius, Gustav Richter, James Bertrand, and William Bradford.