Lind, Axel, 1907 - 2011
Axel Lind, 1907 - 2011, marinemaler. Blev 103 år gammel.
Født: 1907
Gift: med Kirsten Lind
Død: 2011 i Skagen
Lokationer i Skagen
Grenen Kunstmuseum
Skovbrynet (Lejlighed Hvide Hus)
Biografi i relation til Skagen
Axel Lind – “the grand old man” indenfor nordisk maleri og grundlægger af Grenen Kunstmuseum.
I 1977 byggede han museet op på ruinerne af Grenens gamle badehotel. Her havde Holger Drachmann og mange impressionistiske kunstnere deres højsæde i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet.
Axel blev født i København i 1907 og voksede op i Raadvad som den ældste af knivsmedens drenge, med den smukke Dyrehave som nabo. Han malede allerede som femårig, men søgte efter andre motiver end skov, park og sø.
Sangen og pennen
Axel Lind var ikke selvskrevet til at blive billedkunstner, efter en sangprøve i København blev han sendt til Italien, hvor han studerede sang hos berømtheder som Gigli, men anden verdenskrig stoppede sangerplanerne. Imidlertid fik et andet talent chancen og det var pennen. Axel påbegyndte en karriere som journalist og kom til at stå den legendariske redaktør Cavling nær. Det var dog et ubændigt behov at male som tog over og dette blev hans livsopgave.
Axel Linds kulturfond
Tidligt begyndte Axel Lind at tænke på hvordan han kunne hjælpe unge seriøse kunstnere, og søgte efter et sted hvor det ville være muligt at bygge et museum.
Han ville skabe et naturligt, eftertragtet hjemsted for nutidens Skagenkunstnere og et forum for den kontemporære nordiske maritime kunst.
Det blev Grenen og Skagen hvor de to have mødes i en skøn omfavnelse eller i hård strid, alt efter vejrets luner. Et dramatisk og tillokkende sted for mange mennesker.
Samtidig stiftede Axel Lind sin kulturfond for stipendier til kunstnere og organisationer.
Biography in relation to Skagen
Axel Lind - "the grand old man" of Nordic painting and founder of Grenen Art Museum.
In 1977 he built the museum on the ruins of the old bathing hotel of Grenen. Holger Drachmann and many impressionist artists had their heyday here in the early 1900s. Axel was born in Copenhagen in 1907 and grew up in Raadvad as the eldest of the knifemaker's boys, with the beautiful Dyre Garden as his neighbour. He was already painting at the age of five, but was looking for subjects other than woods, parks and lakes.
The song and the pen
Axel Lind was not destined to become a painter; after a singing audition in Copenhagen, he was sent to Italy, where he studied singing with celebrities such as Gigli, but the Second World War put an end to his singing plans. However, another talent got the chance and that was the pen. Axel began a career as a journalist and became close to the legendary editor Cavling. However, it was an unquenchable need to paint that took over and this became his life's work.
Axel Lind Cultural Foundation
Early on, Axel Lind began to think about how he could help young serious artists, and looked for a place where it would be possible to build a museum.
He wanted to create a natural, sought-after home for today's Skagen artists and a forum for contemporary Nordic maritime art.
The result was Grenen and Skagen, where the two seas meet in a beautiful embrace or in fierce conflict, depending on the whims of the weather. A dramatic and alluring place for many people.
At the same time, Axel Lind established his cultural fund for grants to artists and organisations.
Skagensavis.dk, 28. maj 2011:
Kunstneren Axel Lind er død i nat
Ca kl. 00.30 sov den 103 årige Axel Lind stille ind i sin private bolig. Axel Lind er født i København i 1907. Han stiftede i 1977 Grenen Kunstmuseum, og 2011 bliver således den første sæson på museet hvor Axel Lind ikke selv er til stede.
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Skagensavis.dk, 28 May 2011:
Artist Axel Lind died last night
Around 00.30 the 103 year old Axel Lind fell asleep quietly in his private residence. Axel Lind was born in Copenhagen in 1907. In 1977 he founded the Grenen Art Museum, and 2011 will be the first season at the museum when Axel Lind is not present.
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