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Richard Mortensen

Richard Mortensen (1910 - 1993) was active/lived in Denmark.  Richard Mortensen is known for Pioneering modernist geometric and figural abstraction.

Richard Mortensen, the Danish painter, was born on October 23, 1910 in Copenhagen, Denmark and died January 6, 1993 in Ejby, Denmark.  Mortensen studied between 1931 and 1932 at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen.  Influenced by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, he developed an abstract style.

In Copenhagen, Mortensen was joint founder of the "Linien" school of abstract painters.  In 1937, he undertook a study trip to Paris, where he met pioneers of surrealism, such as Roger Vitrac, Gala Éluard, Michel Leiris, Antonin Artaud, Raymond Queneau and André Masson.  During the Second World War, Mortensen's works reflected the violence of Europe.  He moved to Paris in 1947, remaining there until 1964.

Together with Robert Jacobsen, Mortensen became connected to the Galerie Denise René in Paris, which became famous for concrete art.  His later works are concrete works of art characterized by large, clear, bright c   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1297 characters.]  Artist bio

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