View of La Seine, Paris

Ernst Rasmussen was born in Copenhagen in 1912 and educated at the Royal Danish art academy in 1938. Rasmussen was primarily a naturalistic artist who later was known to experiment with modern and cubist compositions. Shortly after WWII, he moved to Paris where he had a small studio near Place du Terte. During his early Paris years, Rasmussen worked under the name 'Jean Le Van' And made several series of expressionist nudes and Parisian city views. Around 1946, Rasmussen married the Spanish artist Carmen Cervera. During the late 1940s, he purchased a house at Vallauris near Cannes next door to Pablo Picasso. They became great friends and Picasso completed several drawings and paintings of Rasmussen's daughter Pia Rasmussen.
He won numerous art prizes and awards and his paintings were frequently exhibited at the French Galleries. However at the age of 52 Rasmussen sadly passed away in his home in Southern France.
Exhibitions: The artists Fall Exhibitions: 1932-1945.Aarhushallen: 1938.Bachs Art Gallery: 1944. The Royal Danish Academy at Charlottenborg: 1937-1958. Selskabets Have: 1941-1946.