Christian Krohg
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Christian Krohg (13 August 1852 – 16 October 1925) was a Norwegian
Biography
Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of five children born to Georg Anton Krohg (1817–1873) and Sophie Amalia Holst (1822–1861). He was a grandson of Christian Krohg (1777–1828) who had served as a government minister. His father was a civil servant, journalist and author. His mother died when he was only 8 years old, and his father's sister took over responsibility for the household and the upbringing of the children. From 1861, he attended Hartvig Nissen School.[citation needed]
His father had asked him to pursue a legal career. Krohg studied law at the
He was awarded the Schäffer's legacy (1876–77) and received a government travel allowance during 1877–78 and in 1881. In 1879, on the encouragement of artist Frits Thaulow, he visited the Skagen artists colony. He returned to Skagen in 1882–84 and 1888. Through his periodic future residence at Skagen, he would influence other artists including Anna and Michael Ancher and provided early support to Edvard Munch.[4]
Krohg worked in
Krohg's style made him a leading figure in the transition from
Krohg was the founding and editor-in-chief of the
He taught at Académie Colarossi in Paris from 1902 until 1909. Later he became a professor-director at the Norwegian Academy of Arts (Statens Kunstakademi) from 1909 until 1925.[citation needed]
There are notable collections of art by Christian Krohg in the
Awards and honors
Christian Krohg received numerous national and international awards during his career. In 1889, he was made a Knight in the French Legion of Honour and entered in the Belgian Order of Leopold in 1894. He served as Norwegian Commissioner at the
Personal life
He was married to artist
A bronze statue of Krohg by sculptors Per Hurum and Asbjørg Borgfelt was erected at the crossing of Lille Grensen-Karl Johans gate in Oslo in 1960.[9] [10]
Gallery
Portraits
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Portrait of the Painter Gerhard Munthe
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Oda Krohg (Portrait of Oda Krohg. 1888)
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Selvportrett med staffeli (Self-portrait with easel. 1912)
Social realism
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Silda Kommer (The herring are in)
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Babord litt (Port side, 1879)
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Håret flettes (The hair is being braided, 1882)
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Sovende mor med barn (Sleeping mother with child, 1883)
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Trett (Tired, 1885)
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Albertine i politilægens venteværelse(Albertine at the Police Doctor's Waiting Room, 1885–87)
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Kampen for tilværelsen (Struggle for existence, c. 1888-89)
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Leiv Eriksson oppdager Amerika (Leiv Eirikson discovering America, 1893)
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17 mai 1893(May 17, 1893)
References
- ^ Tore Kirkholt. "Christian Krohg". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b Oscar Thue. "Christian Krohg". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b Knut Berg (28 September 2014). "Christian Krohg - 2". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Haverkamp, Frode. Hans Fredrik Gude: From National Romanticism to Realism in Landscape (in Norwegian). trans. Joan Fuglesang.
- ^ "Christian Krohg. Captivating images". The National Gallery. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "La Société Nouvelle de peinture et de sculpture (1900-1914)". La Société Nouvelle. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Anne Wichstrøm. "Oda Krohg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Trygve Nergaard. "Per Krohg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Oscar Thue (20 February 2017). "Per Hurum". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Erik Mørstad. "Asbjørg Betty Borgfelt". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
Other sources
- Thue, Oscar (1997) Christian Krohg (Oaslo: Aschehoug) ISBN 978-8203221033
- Thue, Oscar (1971) Christian Krohgs portretter (Oslo: Gyldendal) ISBN 978-8205002401
- Bryne, Arvid (2009) Christian Krohg. Journalisten (Oslo: Unipub Forlag)ISBN 978-8274774452
External links
- Christian Krohg at the National Museum (Oslo)
- Christian Krohg at Skagens Museum
- Digitized books by Christian Krohg at National Library of Norway
- Works by Christian Krogh at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Christian Krohg at Internet Archive
- MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image Repository) Illustrations by Christian Krohg from manuscripts and early print books.