Ernest Ludvig Ipsen

Ernest L. Ipsen (1869-1951) was an American painter specializing in portraiture. He painted hundreds of portraits commissioned by institutions of government, education, religion, and commerce who wanted to commemorate their associates. His subjects include architect Cass Gilbert, General Robert E. Lee, statesman Elihu Root, publisher George Arthur Plimpton, actor Otis Skinner, politician Edith Nourse Rogers, and Chief Justice William Howard Taft. His portrait of Maurice Francis Egan, Minister to Denmark under three U.S. presidents, was presented to the King and Queen of Denmark. He also painted landscapes and seascapes, particularly along the New England coast.

Ernest L. Ipsen
Born(1869-09-05)September 5, 1869
Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1951(1951-11-02) (aged 82)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Known forPainter
Portrait painter
MovementImpressionism
Parent
  • Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen (father)
AwardsThomas R. Proctor Prize, National Academy of Design, 1921

Isaac N. Maynard Prize, National Academy of Design, 1929

Walter Lippincott Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1937
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