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William Scharff

Danish painter (1886-1959)
Person human Q3793139

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 30, 1886
Date of death
December 20, 1959
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[6]
Occupation
painter
Educated at
Zahrtmanns malerskole[7]
Award received
Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog[12][13][14][15][16]
Genre
portrait, cubism[18][19]
Work location
Copenhagen[22]
Student of
Holger Grønvold, Kristian Zahrtmann, Johan Rohde[23][24][25]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[33]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[28]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[32]
Described by source
Svenskt konstnärslexikon[26]
Family name
Scharff[20]
Given name
William[21]
Has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum, Nivaagaard Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst[29][30][31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[27]
P14992
William_Scharff[34]
Student
Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen, Lars Åkirke, Kasper Heiberg, Preben Wilmann[8][9][10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Niels William Scharff en William Scharff ar ويليام شارف da Niels William Scharff sv Niels William Scharff
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000078593564
VIAF cluster ID
10653493
Library of Congress authority ID
n2002029735
GND ID
119314428
ADAGP artist ID
william-scharff-44658
Artist-info artist ID
264635
Artnet artist ID
william-scharff
AskArt person ID
11068161
Athenaeum person ID
7521
Benezit ID
B00162343
Christie's creator ID
43268
DACS ID (2022)
013348
Show all 34 identifiers +22
DACS ID (former)
7e8e6b63-c3b5-e411-94f6-000c29e811b2
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
William_Scharff
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036378464
FAST ID
477077
Freebase ID
/m/0q5bj5b
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005106009707141
Gravsted.dk ID
williamscharff
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Scharff
Grove Art Online ID
T076416
IdRef ID
204372259
Invaluable.com person ID
4uzrb17jm0
KulturNav-ID
245f2599-3629-4733-bc88-9a78beba2a41
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
884
Lex ID
William_Scharff
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
8349
Prabook ID
2102849
RKDartists ID
70184
Runeberg author ID
scharwim
Trap Danmark ID
William_Scharff
Union List of Artist Names ID
500027536
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvH7WMMMMpXCCdCMjQg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/10265983-8e34-4df5-8d1b-15735e6a3262

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
Has works in the collection 3
Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Nivaagaard Museum
Genre 2
cubism, portrait
Student of 2
Kristian Zahrtmann, Johan Rohde
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
painter
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen
Students 1
Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen
Work location 1
Copenhagen
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Summary

William Scharff was born on October 30, 1886[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He died on December 20, 1959[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was William Scharff born?

William Scharff was born in Copenhagen[2].

Where did William Scharff die?

William Scharff died in Copenhagen[4].

What did William Scharff do for work?

William Scharff worked as a painter[5].

Where did William Scharff go to school?

William Scharff was educated at Zahrtmanns malerskole[7].

What awards did William Scharff receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[12], Thorvaldsen Medal[13], Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[14], and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[15].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark Nationalmuseum Statens Museum for Kunst

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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