Posts in Category: Norwegian

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.

Frits Thaulow

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

Frits Thaulow, May 20, 1847 – November 5, 1906, was a Norwegian painter. Born in Christiania, now Oslo, he studied at the Academy of Art in Copenhagen and later with the Norwegian landscape painter Hans Gude in Karlsruhe.

Thaulow worked in Norway and was associated with the naturalist painters at Skagen. He became known for landscapes and town views, especially winter scenes and paintings of rivers, canals, and moving water, and helped introduce open-air naturalism to Norwegian painting.

In 1892 Thaulow settled permanently in France, though he continued to travel and paint in Italy and the Netherlands. He died in Volendam in 1906; his works are held by the National Museum in Oslo, the Musée d’Orsay, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other major collections.

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

Odd Nerdrum

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

Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter, born 8 April 1944

Edvard Munch

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

Edvard Munch, December 12, 1863–January 23, 1944, was a Norwegian painter, printmaker, and draftsman. Born at Ådalsbruk near Løten, he studied at the Royal School of Art and Design in Christiania and worked with Christian Krohg and the circle around Hans Jæger.

Munch lived and exhibited in Paris and Berlin, while returning frequently to Norway. He developed a substantial painted and graphic oeuvre, including lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, and paintings, and received major public commissions in Norway.

After 1916 Munch lived and worked largely at Ekely, outside Oslo. He bequeathed a large body of work to the City of Oslo; it forms the core of the Munch Museum’s collection. His works are also held by the National Museum, Oslo, KODE, and major museums internationally.