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Robert Jacobsen
The Life and Career of Robert Jacobsen Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 June 1912, Robert Jacobsen was a sculptor and painter whose life was defined by a movement between the heavy permanence of stone and the industrial lightness of metal. His early years in Denmark saw him working with granite and sandstone, creating massive structures that sought to give form to mythical creatures. This period of heavy, grounded material provided th
e foundation for a career that would eventually seek to conquer the void through more modern means. A significant shift occurred in 1947 when Jacobsen traveled to France alongside his colleague Richard Mortensen. Living in France until 1969, he began to move away from the weight of traditional masonry, turning instead to the use of cast iron. It was during these years in France that he acquired the nickname "Gros Robert," a moniker re…