Erik Henningsen

Erik Henningsen
Henningsen photographed by Peter Elfelt
Born(1855-08-29)29 August 1855
Hjørring, Denmark
Died28 November 1930(1930-11-28) (aged 75)
NationalityDanish
EducationRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Known forPainting
MovementRealism

Erik Ludvig Henningsen (29 August 1855 – 28 November 1930) was a Danish painter and illustrator. He is best known for his Social Realist paintings of poor and exposed groups in the 1880s and 1890s. He was the younger brother of Frants Henningsen who was also a painter.