Georg Achen

Georg Nicolai Achen (23 July 1860 – 6 January 1912) was a Danish painter.

[1] Born in Frederikssund and moved with his family to Copenhagen in 1871, he was the younger brother of the architect Eggert Achen.

Achen first studied painting under Vilhelm Kyhn before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 to 1883.

Under the influence of Vilhelm Hammershøi, his interiors with a dark female figure in pink, grey and brownish hues testify to his simple, aesthetic approach.

[6] In 1890, Aachen was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal for Min Moders Portræt, a portrait of his mother .