Born in
Borup in central
Zealand, Christoffersen spent a short period at the Copenhagen Arts and Crafts School before travelling to the Far East in 1940–41. The result was his
20 Smaa sorte Tegninger published in 1941. From 1942 to 1943, he studied at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, both at the graphic arts school and at the school of painting, under
Aksel Jørgensen and
Vilhelm Lundstrøm. In the early 1940s, he began to illustrate books including
Nis Petersen's
Digte (Poems) in 1942 and
Ester Nagel's
Mennesker (People, 1943). He also created coloured woodcuts and also produced book covers and posters but finally decided to concentrate on painting. His
Aften, Lumsås (1952), a
Surrealistic depiction of the sun in solid colours of yellow-green, yellow, maroon, bright green and deep blue is typical of his painting style and is one of many works with the sun as the motif. He also created images of the night in dark tones with the moon's pale cool light. ==Awards==