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Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen

Danish artist (1909-1957)
Person human Q2060227

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
December 24, 1909
Date of death
September 13, 1957
Place of birth
Frederiksberg
Place of death
Halmstad
Country of citizenship
Sweden, Kingdom of Denmark, Norway[12][13][14]
Occupation
painter, designer, writer, ceramicist
Educated at
Bauhaus, Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts[15][16]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Denmark[22]
Father
Carl V. Petersen[9]
Spouse
Eva-Lisa Lennartsson, Elsa Thoresen[10][11]
Student of
William Scharff, Harald Giersing, Peter Rostrup Bøyesen, Axel Revold, Henrik Sørensen, Alf Rolfsen, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[34]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[38]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Svenskt konstnärslexikon[33]
End of work period
1957[36]
Family name
Bjerke-Petersen[23]
Given name
Vilhelm[24]
Has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum, Israel Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design[39][40][41][42]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[37]
P14750
A402-7F1F-1722-5FB3-A103
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P14992
Vilhelm_Bjerke_Petersen
Start of work period
1929[35]
Student
Albert Johansson, Roy Lindqvist, Jack Ström, Åke Tillman[17][18][19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vilh. Bjerke-Petersen en Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen en Vilhelm Bjerke- Petersen en Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen da Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen de Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen es Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen fr Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen it Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen nl Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen pt Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen sv Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000066765007
VIAF cluster ID
35254030
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95030830
GND ID
118859765
ADAGP artist ID
vilhelm-bjerke-petersen-5062, 5061
Artists of the World ID
10127387
Artnet artist ID
vilhelm-bjerke-petersen
AskArt person ID
11162568
BIBSYS ID
90887766
Bauhaus.community ID
837
Benezit ID
B00020356
Bridgeman artist ID
30073
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DACS ID (2022)
026240
DACS ID (former)
93510d5e-2be3-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Vilhelm_Bjerke-Petersen
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118859765
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036373057
Europeana entity
agent/base/35225
FAST ID
362656
Freebase ID
/m/0bs5llw
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005714069707141
Geni.com profile ID
1550873
Gravsted.dk ID
vilhelmbjerkepetersen
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Vilhelm_Bjerke-Petersen
Grove Art Online ID
T009075
IdRef ID
166752118
Invaluable.com person ID
bsde4s6kb2
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118859765
KulturNav-ID
3c45774a-392d-4c7f-89ce-2c240849933b
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
14
Le Delarge artist ID
14349_artiste_BJERKE_PETERSEN_Vilhelm
Lex ID
Vilhelm_Bjerke_Petersen
Libris-URI
qn24zrz82s1kl77
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
63167
MutualArt artist ID
F63D990DCD595F47
NE.se ID
vilhelm-bjerke-petersen
NUKAT ID
n2009152850
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007509844605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
133268489
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
8341
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
56390
Open Library ID
OL1044003A
OpenMLOL author ID
211349
Prabook ID
1770714
RKDartists ID
8702
Runeberg author ID
petervil
SELIBR ID
41138
Swedish Signaturer.se ID
VilhelmBjerkePetersen
Union List of Artist Names ID
500056813
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/0fcea64e-7d17-4e44-afbe-32b9cc843e50

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🔗 Connections
Student of 7
Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Henrik Sørensen, Axel Revold, Harald Giersing, Alf Rolfsen, William Scharff
Has works in the collection 4
Israel Museum, Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Occupation 4
writer, painter, designer, ceramicist
Country of citizenship 3
Norway, Sweden, Kingdom of Denmark
Teachers 3
Henrik Sørensen, Alf Rolfsen, William Scharff
Educated at 2
Bauhaus, Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
Given name 1
Vilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Denmark
Place of birth 1
Frederiksberg
Place of death 1
Halmstad
Sex or gender 1
male
← Organizer 1
London International Surrealist Exhibition
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Summary

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen was born on December 24, 1909[1], in Frederiksberg[2]. He died on September 13, 1957[3], in Halmstad[4]. He worked as a painter[5], designer[6], writer[7], and ceramicist[8].

FAQs

Where was Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen born?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen was born in Frederiksberg[2].

Where did Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen die?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen died in Halmstad[4].

Who were Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen's parents?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen's father was Carl V. Petersen[9].

Who was Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen married to?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen's spouses include Eva-Lisa Lennartsson[10] and Elsa Thoresen[11].

What did Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen do for work?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen worked as a painter[5], designer[6], writer[7], and ceramicist[8].

Where did Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen go to school?

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen was educated at Bauhaus[15] and Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts[16].

Related Entities

Israel Museum Kingdom of Denmark Nationalmuseum National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway Paul Klee Statens Museum for Kunst Sweden Wassily Kandinsky

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . bauhaus.community. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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