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Christian Krohg

On June 30, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, august 13, Norwegian

Christian Krohg, August 13, 1852 – October 16, 1925, was a Norwegian painter, writer, journalist, and teacher.

He was associated with naturalist painting and with the Kristiania Bohemians. His work often addressed social subjects, including poverty, prostitution, labor, and urban life.

Krohg taught at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts and influenced later Norwegian artists, including Edvard Munch.

Portrait of Christian Krohg, c 1902
Photograph
National Library of Norway, Oslo

The Net Mender, 1879
Oil on canvas, 37 x 31.9 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ane Gaihede, 1888
Oil on canvas, 14.2 x 12 in
National Museum, Oslo

Niels Gaihede, 1888
Oil on canvas, 14.2 x 12 in
National Museum, Oslo

Portrait of the Painter Frits Thaulow, 1881
Oil on canvas, 39.4 x 26.3 in
National Museum, Oslo

Portrait of the Painter Gerhard Munthe, 1885
Oil on canvas, 59.1 x 45.3 in
National Museum, Oslo

Albertine to See the Police Surgeon, 1885–1887
Oil on canvas, 82.7 x 128.1 in
National Museum, Oslo

Portrait of Marie Krohg, the Artist's Aunt, c 1889
Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 36 in
National Museum, Oslo

Oda Krohg, 1888
Oil on canvas, 13.4 x 12.2 in
Skagens Museum, Skagen, Denmark

Sigurd Bødtker, c 1902
Oil on canvas, 12 x 17.9 in
National Museum, Oslo

Sina, 1909
Oil on cardboard, 24 x 19.5 in
National Museum, Oslo

Leiv Eiriksson Discovering America, 1893
Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 185 in
National Museum, Oslo

Otto Benzon, c 1895
Oil on canvas
National Museum, Oslo

Frits Thaulow

On October 15, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, Norwegian, october 20

Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter, October 20, 1847 – November 5, 1906

Anders Beer Wilse, Frits Thaulow, c 1900 Private collection

"The King," from Akershus Fortress, 1878 Oil on wood board, 12.9 x 22 in // Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway

View of Amerikavej in Copenhagen, 1881 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 47.3 in // Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

River Harbor, 1881 Oil on oak panel Oslo Museum

Rock, Motif from Kragerö, 1882 Oil on panel, 15.7 x 25 in // Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Winter at the River Simoa, 1883 Oil on canvas, 30.9 x 19.5 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

Winter on the Canal Pastel on canvas, 28 3/8 x 35 3/4 in // Private collection

Theodor Severin Kittelsen

On April 27, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, april 27, Norwegian

Theodor Severin Kittelsen, Norwegian artist, 27 April 1857 – 21 January 1914

Self-Portrait, 1891 Oil on canvas, 23.6 in x 17.9 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

Self-Portrait, 1884

Echo, 1888 Oil on canvas Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromso, Norway

Boy on white horse, between 1890 and 1909 Color pencil on paper Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø

Soria Moria Castle, 1900 Oil on canvas, 17.8 in x 27 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

Askeladden's Adventure

Theodor Severin Kittelsen, The Dragon Awakens

Theo Kittelsen “Mom, there’s a witch coming up the hill…”, 1894-95

Theodor Kittelsen: Sjotrollet (Sea Troll), 1887

Forest Troll, 1906

Troll Who Wonders How Old He Is, 1911 Illustration

Troll Who Washes His Brat

Peer Gynt In the Hall of the Mountain King, 1913

17th of May Norwegian Constitution Day

War Between Frogs and Mice, 1885

Theodor Kittelsen, Jutulkamp (“Giant Fight”)

Odd Nerdrum

On April 8, 2025 - 20th Century, april 8, Norwegian

Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter, born 8 April 1944

Odd Nerdrum, 2020

Sleeping Boy, 1992 Oil on canvas, 19 x 20 1/2 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Cloud, 1985 Oil on canvas, 48.4 x 54.7 in // The Nerdrum Museum, Stavern, Norway

Cannibals, 2005 Oil on Canvas, 79 in × 98 in // Private collection

Edvard Munch

On March 18, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, december 12, Norwegian

Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist, 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944

Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm, 1895, Munch Museum, Oslo

Old Aker Church, 1881 Oil on cardboard, 6.2 in x 8.2 in Munch Museum, Oslo

Moonlight Edit, 1895 Oil on canvas, 36.6 in x 43.3 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

The Wedding of the Bohemian, 1925 Oil on canvas, 52.9 in x 70.2 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Winter Night, from 1930 until 193 Oil on canvas, 28.3 x 39.3 in // Art Museums of Bergen, Norway

Starry Night, 1922–24 Oil on canvas, 47.4 x 39.3 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Coastal Landscape, 1918 Oil on canvas, 47.5 x 62.9 in // Kunstmuseum Basel

Beach, 1904 Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 43.1 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Train Smoke, 1900 Oil on canvas, 33 x 42.9 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

From Saxegårdsgate, c 1882 Oil on canvas, 14.1 x 21.6 in // Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway

Self-Portrait in Hell, 1903 Oil on canvas, 32.2 x 25.9 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu, 1919 Oil on canvas, 59 x 51.5 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

Weeping Nude, from 1913 until 1914 Oil on canvas, 43.3 x 53.1 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Lady from the Sea, 1896 Oil on canvas, 37.8 x 50 in // Philadelphia Art Museum

The Hands, from 1893 until 1894 Oil and wax crayon on board, 35.8 x 30.3 in // Munch Museum, Oslo

Evening on Karl Johan, 1892 Oil on canvas, 33.2 x 47.6 in // Art Museums of Bergen, Norway