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          Wilhelm Bendz Most Popular Paintings

          The 25 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

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          Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Wilhelm Bendz · 1804 – 1832

          Portrait of a Woman, Wilhelm Bendz

          Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge · original 23 x 19 cm

          Admire Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz's 'Portrait of a Woman,' a captivating 19th-century Danish painting showcasing a refined subject against a dramatic black backdrop. A masterpiece of light and shadow.

          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #1: Portrait of a Woman
          Art Movement
          Danish Golden Age
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 1 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Portrait of a Man

          Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge · original 23 x 20 cm

          Discover Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz’s "Portrait of a Man," an early 19th-century oil painting showcasing realism & romanticism. Explore its rich browns, subtle shading & historical significance.

          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #2: Portrait of a Man
          Art Movement
          Realism
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          Popularity
          No. 2 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Wilhelm Bendz: Portrait of a girl in a black dress sitting at table

          1837 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 31.7 x 26.5cm

          This somber 19th-century oil portrait by Wilhelm Bendz captures an elegant young woman. Discover this masterpiece for your collection today.

          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #3: Portrait of a girl in a black dress sitting at table
          Art Movement
          Danish Golden Age
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          Popularity
          No. 3 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          A Smoking Party by Wilhelm Bendz

          1828 · Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen · original 98.5 x 85.0cm

          This intimate Danish Golden Age scene by Wilhelm Bendz captures men in deep conversation. Explore this masterpiece of academic realism today.

          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #4: A Smoking Party
          Art Movement
          Danish Golden Age
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 4 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The German Painter Heinrich Marr by Wilhelm Bendz

          1832 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 28.9 x 24.5cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #5: The German Painter Heinrich Marr
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 5 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The German Painter Marcus Johann Heaselich

          1831 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #6: The German Painter Marcus Johann Heaselich
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          Popularity
          No. 6 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Wilhelm Bendz, Countess Sophia Vilhelmine Moltke, née Levetzau (1831)

          1831 · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm · original 16.5 x 13.5cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #7: Countess Sophia Vilhelmine Moltke, née Levetzau
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 7 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Portrait of the German Painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1832, Wilhelm Bendz

          1832 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 117.0 x 95.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #8: Portrait of the German Painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          No. 8 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          A Young Artist (Ditlev Blunck) Examining a Sketch in a Mirror, Wilhelm Bendz

          1826 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 98.0 x 85.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #9: A Young Artist (Ditlev Blunck) Examining a Sketch in a Mirror
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 9 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Unknown Young Gentleman by Wilhelm Bendz

          1831 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen
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          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 10 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The Actor Christoffer Hvid (1826) by Wilhelm Bendz

          1826 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 38.5 x 31.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #11: The Actor Christoffer Hvid
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 11 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Christian IV på "Trefoldigheden" i slaget på Koldberger Heide 1644 – Wilhelm Bendz

          1828 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 299.0 x 202.5cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #12: Christian IV på "Trefoldigheden" i slaget på Koldberger Heide 1644
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 12 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The German Painter Herman Kaufmann (1831) by Wilhelm Bendz

          1831 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #13: The German Painter Herman Kaufmann
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 13 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Portræt af jomfru Nissen, 1825, Wilhelm Bendz

          1825 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 35.0 x 30.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #14: Portræt af jomfru Nissen
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 14 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Cathrine von Halle, née Nathanson (1830) by Wilhelm Bendz

          1830 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #15: Cathrine von Halle, née Nathanson
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 15 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Male Model by Wilhelm Bendz

          1824 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 37.9 x 25.4cm
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          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 16 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Portrait of a young man with a Phrygian cap (1825) by Wilhelm Bendz

          1825 · Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen · original 26.2 x 21.9cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #17: Portrait of a young man with a Phrygian cap
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          Popularity
          No. 17 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Wilhelm Bendz, The Raffenberg Family (1830)

          1830 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 44.9 x 39.7cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #18: The Raffenberg Family
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 18 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Wilhelm Bendz: A Coach House. Partenkirchen

          1831 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 33.0 x 26.5cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #19: A Coach House. Partenkirchen
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 19 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Young Pan in a Grotto. Model by Wilhelm Bendz, 1825

          1825 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 73.0 x 65.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #20: Young Pan in a Grotto. Model
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 20 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Familien Waagepetersen (1830) by Wilhelm Bendz

          1830 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 99.5 x 88.5cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #21: Familien Waagepetersen
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 21 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          A Sculptor in his Studio Working from the Life by Wilhelm Bendz, 1827

          1827 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 190.0 x 158.0cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #22: A Sculptor in his Studio Working from the Life
          Color Palette
          Earthy
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 22 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Dame med strikketøj. En af kunstnerens søstre (?) (1827)

          1827 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 32.0 x 26.8cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #23: Dame med strikketøj. En af kunstnerens søstre (?)
          Color Palette
          Earthy
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          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 23 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The painter Georg Heinrich Crola in his study. by Wilhelm Bendz, 1832

          1832 · Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin · original 27.2 x 26.2cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #24: The painter Georg Heinrich Crola in his study.
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          Earthy
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          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 24 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          Artists in Finck's Coffee House, 1832, Wilhelm Bendz

          1832 · Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen · original 94.8 x 136.6cm
          View the most popular artwork of Wilhelm Bendz ranked #25: Artists in Finck's Coffee House
          Color Palette
          Earthy
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          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 25 of 37 artworks by Wilhelm Bendz
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          The artist

          Wilhelm Bendz

          1804 – 1832

          Portrait of Wilhelm Bendz
          Quick facts
          • NationalityDenmark
          • Died1832
          • Lifespan28 years
          • Art period19th Century
          • Room fitliving room
          • Museums on APSAlte Nationalgalerie, Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum For Kunst, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Thorvaldsen Museum
          • Copyright statusPublic domain
          • Also known asWilhelm Ferdinand Bendz, Wilhelm F. Bendz, ヴィルヘルム・ベンズ, Вильгельм Бендз
          Biography

          Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz: A Brief Biography

          • Born: March 20, 1804, Odense, Denmark
          • Died: November 14, 1832, Vicenza, Austrian Empire (present-day Italy)
          • Nationality: Danish
          • Movement: Danish Golden Age

          Early Life and Artistic Training

          • Bendz was born in Odense on the island of Funen. At a young age, he demonstrated artistic talent and was sent to Copenhagen for formal training.
          • From 1820 to 1825, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, a pivotal figure in Danish painting.
          • In 1825, Bendz attempted to win the prestigious gold medal for history painting but was unsuccessful. Subsequently, he focused on portraits and genre scenes.
          • He likely absorbed influences from contemporary German painting, particularly the Munich School, which impacted his artistic style.

          Career Highlights and Artistic Development

          • Following graduation, Bendz exhibited regularly at Charlottenborg, gaining recognition for his works. The Royal Painting Collection acquired several of his paintings, including "Model Class at the Art Academy," "A Young Artist Looking at a Sketch Through a Mirror," and “A Sculptor Working with a Live Model.”
          • He served as an assistant in Eckersberg's studio, undertaking tasks like reconstructing historical paintings and creating copies.
          • In 1830, Bendz received a travel scholarship that allowed him to journey through Southern Europe. He spent approximately a year in Munich, a vibrant artistic center at the time.
          • His most significant work from this period is "Artist in the Evening at Finck's Coffee House in Munich," a group portrait showcasing his evolving style and observational skills.

          Artistic Style and Influences

          • Influences: Bendz was heavily influenced by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, adopting his emphasis on direct observation, precise rendering, and clarity of composition. The Munich School also played a role in shaping his artistic vision.
          • Style Characteristics: His paintings are characterized by sophisticated lighting, complex compositions, and realistic portrayals of everyday life, particularly scenes involving artists and their colleagues. He excelled at depicting indoor settings with careful attention to light and shadow.
          • Technical Virtuosity: Bendz demonstrated technical virtuosity in his depictions of light sources and the resulting shadows, adding depth and realism to his works.

          Legacy and Historical Significance

          • Despite a relatively short career cut short by his early death at age 28, Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz is remembered as one of the most talented artists of his generation.
          • His paintings offer valuable insights into the artistic circles and daily lives of Danish artists during the Golden Age.
          • Bendz’s ability to blend portraiture, genre scenes, and allegorical elements showcases his ambition and artistic versatility.
          • Key works like "Artist in the Evening at Finck's Coffee House in Munich" continue to be admired for their technical skill and intimate portrayal of artistic life.

          Questions & Answers

          How do I find works by Wilhelm Bendz in a specific palette?

          To find works by Wilhelm Bendz in a specific palette, use the artist's By Palettes page.

          How do I find works by Wilhelm Bendz on a specific theme?

          To find works by Wilhelm Bendz on a specific theme, use the artist's By Keywords page, which groups the artworks by keyword.

          Where are Wilhelm Bendz's artworks organized by color?

          Wilhelm Bendz's works can be explored by color on the artist's Spectral Index page.

          By the OriginalUniqueArt.com Editorial Team Updated Sept. 2, 2026
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