Georg Emil Libert was an accomplished Danish landscape painter known primarily for his grand naturalistic depictions of Jutland and Bornholm. Training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, he exhibited frequently at the Charlottenburg Spring Exhibitions. The Danish National Gallery holds examples.

Exhibited

Charlottenburg Spring Exhibition, Kunstforeningen (Danish Art Association).

Public Collections

Danish National Gallery and Thorvaldsens Museum, V&A Museum.

Timeline

1820

Born in Copenhagen to Johan Christian Libert (1790-1846), a cabinet maker, and his wife Andrea Margrethe Hassing (1796-1820).

1837

Debuted at the Charlottenburg Spring Exhibition where he would continue to exhibit frequently until 1908 missing only seven years.

1841

Trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Johan Ludwig Lund (1777-1867).

1846

Awarded a travel scholarship by the Academy.

1846-1849

Undertook a study trip to Munich.

1851

Undertook a study trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

1852

Married Marie Philippine Caroline Busch, the daughter of a forester, in Frederiksberg.

1857-1859

Undertook study trips to Germany and Switzerland.

1875

Undertook a study trip to Switzerland and Italy.

1908

Died in Copenhagen.