Bertel Hansen-Svaneke was an academy-trained Danish painter of landscapes, interior scenes, portraits and figures. He trained initially under the eminent Gustav Vermehren and later at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. His works are wholeheartedly traditional and represent a conservative view of Danish rural life. The Bornholm Art Museum holds numerous examples.

Exhibited

Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, The Young Artists Association in Svaneke.

Public Collections

Bornholm Art Museum.

Timeline

1883

Born in Svaneke, Denmark, to Bertel Rasmus Hansen, a seaman, and Marie Kristine Hansen.

Studied under Gustav Vermehren.

1908-1913

Studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Viggo Johansen among others. Johansen lauded him as his best student.

1909 & 1912

Shown at The Young Artists Association.

1913-1914

Travelled to Berlin and Dresden, Germany.

1914

Debuted at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition with ‘The old houses at Strandmølleaaen one day at the end of September (translated from Danish)’. He continued to exhibit frequently.

1914-1920

Spent several summers in Gudhjem.

1915

Changed surname from Hansen to Hansen-Svaneke.

1921-1922

Travelled to Bavaria, Germany.

1921

First solo exhibition in Copenhagen.

1925

Travelled to Tyskland in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

1928

Travelled to Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich.

1930

Established a studio in Svaneke.

1931-1932

Travelled to Norway.

1937

Died in Copenhagen, Denmark.