# Ib Geertsen

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**Ib Geertsen** (7 January 1919 – 3 June 2009) was a Danish painter and sculptor. He began as a [Naturalist](/source/Naturalism_(art)) but later turned to [Concrete art](/source/Concrete_art).[1]

## Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Geertsen first trained as a gardener (1934–39) before concentrating on art in which he was self-taught. In 1937, he associated with Thorvald Hansen and other painters from Aalborg, developing an interest in [Naturalism](/source/Naturalism_(art)) and painting dark still lifes and landscapes inspired by [Paul Cézanne](/source/Paul_C%C3%A9zanne) and [Amedeo Modigliani](/source/Amedeo_Modigliani).[2]

In 1943, he moved to Copenhagen adopting a more spontaneous [impasto](/source/Impasto), surrealistic technique in his painting. In 1947, he was a co-founded of the [Linien II](/source/Linien_II) artists association, which concentrated on concrete art.[2] He developed an approach based on rounded areas with solid colouring which he employed in decorations for schools and hospitals in Næstved, Aalborg and Copenhagen in accordance with a precise colour scheme. Works consisting of circles and squares became his widely recognized idiom. Later he created a variety of mobile and hanging works, decorating the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (1980) and the concert hall in [Statens Museum for Kunst](/source/Statens_Museum_for_Kunst) (1998).[1]

## Awards

In 1978, Geertsen was awarded the [Eckersberg Medal](/source/Eckersberg_Medal) and, in 1991, the [Thorvaldsen Medal](/source/Thorvaldsen_Medal).[1]

## References

1. ["Ib Geertsen"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Billedkunst/Danmark_1910-55/Ib_Geertsen) (in Danish). *Den Store Danske*. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

1. Lene Olesen. ["Ib Geertsen"](https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbachRefresh.do?kunstnerId=55&wsektion=alle) (in Danish). Kunstideks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

## Literature

- Hansen, Elisabeth Delin & Dybbøl, Kirsten (2003). [*Ib Geertsen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FdnlnAEACAAJ). Nikolaj Udstillingsbygning.
- Frederiksen, Finn Terman & Geertsen, Ib (2000). [*Farve, form, balance: om maleren og billedhuggeren Ib Geertsen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DQW6AAAACAAJ). Randers kunstmuseums forlag. ISBN 978-87-88075-35-9.

## External links

- [Illustrated portrait of Ib Geertsen from KunstOnline](http://kunstonline.dk/profil/ib_geertsen.php4)
- [Illustrated list of works by Ib Geersten in Danish museums](https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/SoegKunstnerVaerker.do?kunstnerId=55)

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