THEUDE GRONLAND
German 1817-1876

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Theude Grønland was born in the city of Altona in 1817, which at the time was under Danish rule. The region was to become part of the German Empire in 1871, and today the artist is listed as both Danish and German. Grønland attended the Danish Royal Academy in Copenhagen between 1837 and 1839, exhibiting portraits there the following three years. In the early 1840’s he began to travel widely and focused on vibrant and lush still-lifes of flowers and fruits. He eventually settled in Paris in 1844, and married Simone Olympe Maréschal in 1848. His work was well respected in Paris and he received a 1st class gold medal at the Paris Salon, and a second-class gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1855 as one of the thirty-one Danish artist exhibiting. His paintings were popular both in France and England, with many of his larger canvases selling to English patrons. In France several of his paintings were translated into tapestry patterns. He was also known to take on students, including the Norwegian still-life artist Frants Diderik Bøe. In 1857 Grønland sent several canvases back to Denmark, earning him a foreign membership to the Danish Royal Academy.  As tensions between France and Prusia escalated, he decided to move to Berlin in 1869, where he resided until his death in April of 1876.