Artist Blache Christian Vigilius

Christian Vigilius Blache (1838–1920) Born on February 1, 1838, in Aarhus, Denmark, to Hans Henrik Blache and Eliza Marie Kold. Married Marie Christine Malling on November 9, 1870, in Vistoft, Denmark. Died on March 14, 1920, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Education: - 1857 – Shipbuilding School - 1861 – Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen - 1863 – Model School - 1867 – Apprenticeship with C. F. Sørensen Travels and stays: - 1872 – The Netherlands, Belgium, Paris, Italy, Vienna, Dresden, and Berlin - 1878 – Paris - 1887 – Faroe Islands Awards and honors: - 1865, 69 – Neuhausen Prize - 1866, 67, 72 – Academy Medals (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts) - 1887, 88 – Eckersberg Medals - 1889 – Paris... Honorable Mention Medal Positions and appointments: - 1888 – Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - 1890 – Member of the Council of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - 1898 – Titular Professor, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - 1892–1914 – Director, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - 1881–1914 – Member, Charlottenborg Exhibition Committee - 1907–1914 – Head, Charlottenborg Exhibition Committee Exhibitions: - 1863–72, 74–1906, 1908–20 – Spring Exhibitions at Charlottenborg Palace - 1882 – Artists’ Association Exhibition - 1872, 83, 88 – Nordic Art Exhibitions in Copenhagen - 1878, 89 – World’s Fairs in Paris - 1893 – World’s Fair in Chicago - 1882 – International Art Exhibition in Vienna - 1895 – Nordic Art Exhibition in Lübeck - 1901 – Art Exhibition at Copenhagen City Hall - 1980 – "Storm and Calm" exhibition at the Orlogsmuseum/Waldermars Castle - 1914 – Baltic Art Exhibition in Malmö - 1907, 17, 26, 42 – All-Russian Artists’ Jubilee Exhibitions (posthumous commemorations) BIOGRAPHY Blache left his studies in order to focus on painting. He was taught by seascape painter Sørensen and took courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He began exhibiting his works in 1863, and in 1864, his painting “Begstrup Cove, Hels” was acquired by the royal museum in Copenhagen. He served in the German-Danish War in 1864 before returning and painting "Danish Men-of-War Leaving the Sound," earning him the Neuhausen Prize. He visited the Netherlands, Paris, Italy, Vienna, Dresden, and Berlin on a two-year travel scholarship. His last large seascapes include "Lifeboat Approaching a Foundering Vessel" (1871), "Søren Kanne" (1877), and "Vessels Towed from Harbour" (1887). Museum Collections: - National Gallery of Denmark – Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen - Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham