Christian Mølsted

Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted (15 October 1862 – 10 May 1930) was a Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.

[1] Born in Dragør, he was the son of Andreas Adolf Nikolaj Mølsted, a fisherman, and Ane Hans-Nielsdatter.

After sailing to Madeira that summer on the frigate Jylland, he entered the Danish Academy in October 1880, under the tutelage of Frederik Vermehren, Jorgen Roed, Julius Exner and Carl Bloch.

He graduated from the Academy in January 1885, set out to become a marine painter and received instruction from two local self-taught artists in Dragør, Commander Peder Foss (1821-1882) and the pilot, Hendrik Strømberg (1840-1916).

Mølsted's works were widely appreciated for his perfectionist approach, his attention to historical detail and his ability to bring things to life.