Carl Edvard Sonne
Danish, 1804-1878
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Carl Edvard Sonne was a Danish printmaker. His work consisted exclusively of reproductions of works by other artists, especially genre paintings, which reached a large audience through Kunstforeningen. He was the brother of painter Jørgen Sonne.
Sonne was born on 1 December 1804 in Birkerød, the son of printmaker Jeppe Jørgen Sonne (1771–1833) and Else Cathrine Zimmer (1771–1851). He trained as a printmaker under his father and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1819–28. He was also trained in drawing privately under J. L. Lund.
In 1826 and 1828 he published 18 reproductions of works by mostly contemporary artists such as Herman Wilhelm Bissen, Ditlev Blunck, Albert Küchler, Martinus Rørbye and others.
In 1828, prompted by J. F. Clemens' high age and poor health, Sonne travelled to Parma to continue his training under Paolo Toschi. He ended up spending the next 20 years in Italy, working at leading graphic workshops in both Parma and Turin.
On his return to Copenhagen in 1847, Sonne was made an associated member of the art academy but was not accepted as a real member until 1858. He exhibited his works at Charlottenborg in 1826–76.
He died unmarried on 3 January 1878 in Copenhagen and is buried in the city's Garrison Cemetery.
