Background
Born in Copenhagen, Hagens is the son of the civil engineer Poul Gunnar Hagens and Elsa Margareta Silwer, a weaver.
Born in Copenhagen, Hagens is the son of the civil engineer Poul Gunnar Hagens and Elsa Margareta Silwer, a weaver.
He studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1961 to 1966 and was trained as a lithographer at the experimental art school, Eks-skolen.
He is best known for his 40-metre-long mural Esbjerg-evangeliet. In the 1960s, he became an active participant in the cross-border experiments in art and life. However, there is less emphasis on the cycling than on the people attending the event who are all intent on making a quick fortune.
lieutenant depicts modern scenes based on some of the better known Bible stories, mostly with a humorous touch.