Aug 29, 2022
Erik Henningsen (Aug. 29, 1855 - 1930) was a Danish painter and illustrator. Most Danes are still familiar with his poster design for the Tuborg brewery of a hot and sweaty, “Thirsty Man”.
But Henningsen was mainly a socially conscious artist, in the vein of his American contemporaries, the Ashcan School painters. He often portrayed the down and out folks at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
He also put militarism and gung-ho nationalist sentiments in perspective:
Above - Erik Henningsen: Vagtparade, 1892 - oil on canvas (Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen)