Alfred Simonsen

When he died at the early age of 27, he had only completed about 30 paintings and a few sketches.

[1] The son of a gardener, Simonsen was born in Kølstrup, a little village near Kerteminde on the Danish island of Funen.

From 1926 to 1932, he studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen and Aksel Jørgensen.

While there, he developed a friendship with Erik Raadal and Karl Bovin.

[1][2] His paintings also show strong resemblances with those of the Odsherred Painters, especially the dark colouring and the elevated horizon.