Ludvig Kabell

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Ludvig Kabell (1853–1902) was a Danish landscape painter known for his outdoor scenes.

Born July 21, 1853, in Vejlby, Denmark, his father was a priest. When he was ten, the family moved to Zealand, and he attended Herlufsholm School for six years. There his drawing talent caught the eye of painter Georg Hilker, who brought him to Copenhagen as an apprentice. He studied with P. C. Skovgaard at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, but he was never formally admitted. Through this time he met Godfred Christensen, who inspired his interest in landscapes. He began painting outdoors with his friend Karl Jensen, and they influenced each other’s styles.

Kabell’s first major show was at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1878, which led to the sale of Watering Hole Outside a Farmhouse to the Kunstforeningen, a regular patron. He took a brief trip to Paris in 1880 and, with a small academy stipend, visited the Tyrol and Italy. In 1883 he won the Neuhausenske Prize.

Returning home in 1887, he married Baroness Rudolphine Wedell-Wedellsborg (1856–1920), the daughter of Baron Julius Wedell-Wedellsborg, who worked as a forest administrator for Vallø stift. In 1895 he received the Eckersberg Medal. Ludvig Kabell died on February 1, 1902, in Fredensborg, Denmark, at the age of 48.