August Hassel


August Christian Valdemar Hassel was a Danish sculptor.

Early life and education

Hassel was born on 9 February 1864 in Copenhagen, the son of captain and mechanicus 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 School in January 1882. He graduated from the School of Decorative Arts on 25 May 1886. He later continued his training at the School of Sculpture where he studied under Theobald Stein, graduating on 30 January 1888.

Career

Hassel had his debut at Charlottenborg in 1888 with a portrait bust of N. W. 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 to a number of churches.

List of works