August Hassel


August Christian Valdemar Hassel was a Danish sculptor.

Early life and education

Hassel was born in Copenhagen, the son of captain and mechanic Johan Fridolin Hassel and Doris Henriette Eickhoff.
He apprenticed under stucco artist and carver H.C. Berg from August 1879 and graduated from Copenhagen Technical College in January 1882. He graduated from the School of Decorative Arts on 25 May 1886. He later continued his training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he studied under Theobald Stein, graduating on 30 January 1888.

Career

Hassel had his debut at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1888 with a portrait bust of composer Niels Gade. It was later followed by a number of other portraits. Most of his work was within the area of religious art and he contributed with sculptural works and altarpieces for a number of churches.

List of works