Eckersberg Medal Explained

The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting.

The Eckersberg Medal was created in 1883, on the 100th birthday of its namesake.^[1]

Eckersberg Medal recipients

Source (1940 onwards): Akademiraadet

1880s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
1887		Painter
		Painter
1888		Painter
		Painter
1889		Painter
		Painter

1890s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
1890		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1891		Painter
1892		Sculptor
		Painter
1893		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1894		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1895
1896		Sculptor
		Medallist/sculptor
		Painter
1897
1898		Architect
		Sculptor
		Painter
1899		Painter

1900s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
1900		Sculptor
		Sculptor
1901		Architect
		Architect
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1902		Architect
		Painter
1903		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1904		Painter
		Architect
		Painter
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
1905		Painter
		Painter
1906		Painter
		Painter
1907		Architect
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1908		Architect
		Painter
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
1909		Architect
		Painter/illustrator
		Architect
		Painter

1910s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
1910		Architect
		Sculptor
	Hans Nikolaj Hansen	Painter
		Painter
1911		Architect
		Sculptor
1912
		Painter/ceramist
		Medallist/sculptor
1913		Painter/Architect
		Painter/ceramist
1914		Sculptor
		Architect
		Sculptor
		Painter
1915		Architect
		Painter
		Painter
1916		Sculptor
		Painter
1917		Painter
1918		Painter
		Architect
1919		Painter(ceramist/sculptor
		Painter
		Painter/illustrator
		Painter

1920s

Year	Artist	Medium
1920		Architect
		Painter
1921		Architect
		Painter
		Painter
1922		Painter
1923		Architect
		Painter
		Sculptor
1924		Painter
		Painter
1925		Painter
1926		Architect
		Painter
		Painter
1927		Painter
		Architect
		Architect
1928		Painter
		Architect
		Painter
1929		Architect
		Painter/ceramist

1930s

Year	Recipient	Field
1930		Architect Sculptor Painter
1931		Painter Painter Sculptor
1932
1933		Painter Architect Sculptor Painter
1934		Sculptor Painter Painter
1955		Architect
1936		Architect Architect Sculptor Painter Illustrator Sculptor
1937		Landscape architect Painter
1938		Architect Sculptor Painter
1939		Architect Painter Painter Sculptor Sculptor

1940s

Year	Recipient^[2]	Field
1940		Sculptor Sculptor Architect Architect Painter Painter
1941	Aage Petersen Gunnar Hansen Vilhelm Lauritzen Frits Schlegel Otto Nielsen Victor Haagen Müller	Sculptor Sculptor Architect Architect Painter Painter
1942		Sculptor Sculptor Painter Painter
1943		Sculptor Sculptor Sculptor Architect Architect Painter Painter
1944		Sculptor Sculptor Architect Painter Painter
1945	Inge Finsen Tyge Holm C. F. Møller C.Th. Sørensen Arne Ludvigsen Ole Søndergaard Erik Hoppe	Sculptor Architect Architect Architect Architect Architect Painter
1946		Sculptor Sculptor Architect Painter Painter
1947		Sculptor Architect Painter Painter Painter
1948		Sculptor Architect Painter Painter Painter Painter
1949		Sculptor Sculptor Architect Architect Painter

1950s

Year	Recipient	Field
1950		Painter Painter Architect
1951		Painter Painter Architect Architect Sculptor Sculptor
1952		Painter Painter Architect Architect
1953		Painter Painter Architect Architect Sculptor Sculptor
1954		Painter Painter Architect Sculptor
1955		Painter Painter Architects
1956		Painter Architect Architect
1957		Painter Painter Architect Architect Sculptor
1958		Painter Architect Architect
1959		Painter Painter Architect Architect

1960s

• 1960: Ejler Bille, Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, Henry Luckow-Nielsen
• 1961: Flemming Bergsøe, Jørgen Andersen Nærum
• 1962: Preben Hornung, Svend Engelund
• 1963: Anna Klindt Sørensen, Jeppe Vontillius
  • • 1964: Albert Mertz, Sig. Vasegaard 1965: Frede Christoffersen, Reidar Magnus, Erik Thommesen 1966: Søren Georg Jensen,^[3] Poul Bjørklund
• 1967: Poul Ekelund, Erling Frederiksen, Agnete Varming, Gunnar Westman^[4]
• 1968: Ib Braase, Agnete Bjerre
• 1969: Kjeld Hansen, Jørgen Haugen Sørensen, Willy Ørskov^[5]

1970s

• 1970: Paul Gadegaard, Erling Jørgensen, Christian Poulsen
• 1971: Kasper Heiberg, Richard Winther
• 1972: Johannes Carstensen, Knud Hvidberg, Anna Thommesen (weaving), Sigrid Lütken, Jens-Flemming Sørensen
• 1973: Helge Bertram, Erik Lynge
• 1974: Henrik Buch, Rasmus Nellemann, Gert Nielsen
• 1975: Arne Haugen Sørensen, Egon Fischer
• 1976: Alfred Madsen, Niels Macholm
• 1977: Gunnar Aagaard Andersen
• 1978: Ib Geertsen, Poul Gernes, Jørn Larsen, Tage Stentoft
• 1979: Henning Damgård-Sørensen, Else Fischer-Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Eva Sørensen

1980s

• 1980: Emil Gregersen, Niels Guttormsen, Børge Jørgensen, Bjørn Nørgaard
  • 1981: Vera Myhre, Karin Nathorst Westfelt, Knud Munk 1982: Sven Hauptmann, Anders Kirkegaard, Franka Rasmussen, Anna Maria Lütken, Gudrun Steenberg
• 1983: Knud Hansen, Søren Kjærsgaard, Mogens Lohmann, Ole Sporring
• 1984: Mogens Jørgensen, Tonning Rasmussen, Hans Christian Rylander, Kurt Trampedach, Ole Christensen
• 1985: Seppo Mattinen, Elsa Nielsen, John Olsen, Agnete Therkildsen
• 1986: Jørgen Rømer, Arne Johannessen, Kirsten Lockenwitz, Ingálvur av Reyni, Hein Heinsen
• 1987: Nanna Hertoft, Frank Rubin
• 1988: Leif Lage, Finn Mickelborg, Hanne Varming, Mogens Møller
• 1989: Freddie A. Lerche, Gudrun Poulsen, Ole Heerup, Eiler Kragh, Peter Bonnén

1990s

• 1990: Jørgen Boberg, Helle Thorborg, Thomas Bang
• 1991: Jens Birkemose, Stig Brøgger, Torben Ebbesen
• 1992: Kai Lindemann, Per Neble
• 1993: Ingvar Cronhammar
• 1994: Peter Brandes, Otto Lawaetz, Inge Lise Westman, Kirsten Dehlholm
• 1995: Merete Barker, Troels Wörsel, Jørgen Roos (film), Kirsten Ortwed
• 1996: Erik A. Frandsen, Sys Hindsbo, Bent Karl Jacobsen, Aksel Jensen, Kehnet Nielsen, Lene Adler Petersen, Kirsten Justesen, Thorbjørn Lausten
• 1987: Erik Hagens, Karin Birgitte Lund, Eric Andersen, Margrete Sørensen
• 1998: Henrik Have, Frithioff Johansen, Jytte Rex, Christian Lemmerz
• 1999: Jesper Christiansen, Peter Lautrop, Ane Mette Ruge, Elisabeth Toubro

2000s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
2000		Painter^[6]
		Painter^[7]
		Painter^[8]
		Architect
		Sculptor
2001		Painter
		Painter
		Architect
		Architect
		Architect
		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
2002		Painter
		Painter
		Landscape architect
		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
2003		Artist
		Painter
		Architect
		Landscape architect
		Sculptor
2004		Landscape architect
		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter
2005		Architect
		Architect
		Architect
		Sculptor
		sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
2006		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter
		Architects
2007		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter
		Painter
2008		Architect
		Architect
		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
2009		Architect
		Sculptor
		Sculptor
		Painter
		Painter

2010s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field	Ref
2010		Architect	^[9]
		Architect	^[10]
		Architects	^[11]
		Visual artist	^[12]
		Visual artist	^[13]
2011		Architect	^[14]
		Architect	^[15]
		Sculptor	^[16]
		Painter	^[17]
2012		Visual artists	^[18]
		Landscape architect
		Visual artist	^[19]
		Painter	^[20]
2013		Landscaåe architect	^[21]
		Visual artist	^[22]
		Visual artist	^[23]
		Visual artist	^[24]
2014		Architects	^[25]
		Architects	^[26]
		Visual artist	^[27]
		Sculptor	^[28]
		Visual artist	^[29]
2015		Architect	^[30]
		Architect	^[31]
		Visual artist	^[32]
		Visual artist	^[33]
		Visual artist	^[34]
		Architects	^[35]
2016		Architect	^[36]
		Visual artist	^[37]
		Visual artist	^[38]
2017		Architect	^[39]
		Visual artist
		Visual artists
		Visual artist

2020s

Year	Recipient(s)	Field
2020
		Visual artist
		Visual artist
		Architect
		Architect

See also

• List of European art awards

References

External links

• Full listing of Eckersberg Medal winners from Akademiraadet

Notes and References

1. John L. Loeb Jnr, The Ambassador John L. Loeb Jnr Danish Art Collection, John L. Loeb Jnr, New York, 2005, Appendix A: An Overview of Danish Royal and Secular Art Collections, Exhibitions, Museums and Art Associations in Denmark Retrieved December 2008
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3. Jensen Silver, The Georg Jensen Designers, http://www.jensensilver.com/news-info/designers.html (retrieved December 2008)
4. https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=1026&wsektion=alle "Gunnar Westman"
5. https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=1675A289D685D5819C3C71E494A8793D?kunstnerId=927&wsektion=alle "Willy Ørskov"
6. Web site: Akademiraadet | Motivering. www.akademiraadet.dk. 2016-03-07. 2021-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518211125/http://akademiraadet.dk/index.php?id=121&m=133&p=1226. dead.
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