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Niels Lergaard

Danish artist (1893-1982)
Person Human Q7031533

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 10, 1893
Date of death
July 25, 1982
Place of birth
Vorup
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[8]
Occupation
painter, professor
Employer
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[9]
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[10]
Award received
Eckersberg Medal (1937), Thorvaldsen Medal (1965)[12][13]
Child
Per Lergaard[7]
Work location
Copenhagen[17]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[26]
Different from
Niels Nielsen[18]
Family name
Lergaard[15]
Given name
Niels[16]
Has works in the collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Bornholm Art Museum, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Esbjerg Art Museum, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, KØS Museum of art in public spaces[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Student
Edward Matwijkiw[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Niels Christian Lergaard en Niels Christian Lergaard-Nielsen en Nielsen Christian Lergaard en Niels Lergaard
🔖 Identifiers · 34
VIAF cluster ID
42710483
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79034486
GND ID
12207257X
ADAGP artist ID
niels-lergaard-57291
Artists of the World ID
00051408
Artnet artist ID
niels-lergaard
Artsy artist ID
niels-lergaard
AskArt person ID
11048582
Benezit ID
B00108187
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144089971
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Niels_Lergaard
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039688911
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Europeana entity
agent/base/25858
FAST ID
33109
Freebase ID
/m/0522np8
Gravsted.dk ID
nielslergaard
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Niels_Lergaard
Grove Art Online ID
T050525
HAND ID
5230-D905-9FED-BD82-11DF
Invaluable.com person ID
3kz3jk1ibs
KulturNav-ID
00aeca14-0a63-4ccd-9f21-576e134034d3
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
1009
Le Delarge artist ID
3681_artiste_LERGAARD_Niels
Lex ID
Niels_Lergaard
MutualArt artist ID
E770EAD5B8D54A02
NE.se ID
niels-lergaard
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
54923
Prabook ID
2102792
RKDartists ID
49533
SHARE Catalogue author ID
56039
Union List of Artist Names ID
500004048
Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Niels_Lergaard
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvt8KkyhPXQ3K7qT9d84q
Yale LUX ID
person/bf4847b8-8994-4b19-b5db-a330e70b200d

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Summary

Niels Lergaard was born on February 10, 1893[1], in Vorup[2]. He died on July 25, 1982[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and professor[6].

FAQs

Where was Niels Lergaard born?

Niels Lergaard was born in Vorup[2].

Where did Niels Lergaard die?

Niels Lergaard passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Niels Lergaard do for work?

Niels Lergaard worked as a painter[5] and professor[6].

Where did Niels Lergaard go to school?

Niels Lergaard was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[10].

What awards did Niels Lergaard receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[12] and Thorvaldsen Medal[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon → Niels_Lergaard
    "Created claim: Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon: Niels_Lergaard, batch #292500"
  2. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 5230-D905-9FED-BD82-11DF
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 5230-D905-9FED-BD82-11DF, batch #274966"
  4. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 144089971
    "Removed claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12487912z"
  5. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FAST ID → 33109
    Work location → Copenhagen
    Child → Per Lergaard
    VIAF cluster ID → 42710483
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12487912z, batch #263972"
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