Johan Vilhelm Gertner was a Danish painter, best known for his lifelike portraiture.
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Johan Vilhelm Gertner was a Danish painter, best known for his lifelike portraiture. One of the last students of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, who was known as the father of the Golden Age of Danish Painting, Gertner belonged to the tail end of the Golden Age, a period during which Danish art moved towards a more realistic style, relying on inspiration both from French Realism and emerging photographic techniques.
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Artists
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Artist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1818 to 1871 · aged 53
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