Historical FigureMale
Christian Krohg
1852 – 1925
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryChristian Krohg was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motifs from everyday life. He was the director and served as the first professor at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1925.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 13, 1852
Vestre Aker
Date of death
October 16, 1925
Oslo
Citizenship
Norway
Occupations & fields
painterprofessorwriterjournalistartist
Awards & honours
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
Notable works
Man overboardThe Struggle for Existence. StudyAlbertine i politilægens venteværelse
- Field and occupation
- norský malíř
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