Hans Scherfig

Hans Scherfig (April 8, 1905 – January 28, 1979) was a renowned Danish writer and artist.

His most famous works of literature include Stolen Spring, Frydenholm, Idealists, and The Scorpion, the last of which was published in over 20 countries.

He is also well known for his distinctive Naivist lithographs which depict jungle and savanna scenes that owe something to Henri Rousseau, and various drawings and paintings with satirical, political, and biblical subject matter.

Because of this Scherfig was imprisoned by the Nazi German military occupation forces in Denmark during WWII.

[1] Scherfig won a number of prizes within the field of Danish literature, including the following:

Scherfig's 'Savanne' in building 21 on South Campus (University of Copenhagen)