Wilhelm Freddie

Wilhelm Frederik Christian Carlsen Freddie was a Danish painter and sculptor. Initially working along a somewhat abstract line, he soon turned towards a more realistic surrealism, only to later return to abstract art. Some of his works were highly controversial and considered pornographic at their time, resulting in confiscation of the works and imprisonment of Freddie, though his artistic merits were later recognized.

Wilhelm Freddie was born on February 7, 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Spiste horisonter (1950), Det definitive afslag på anmodningen om et kys (1949) and Viva (2001). He died on October 26, 1995 in Copenhagen.