Christian Krohg (1852-1925) | Naturalist / Genre painter

Christian Krohg was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motives from everyday life.He was the director and served as the first professor at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909-1925.Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway. His father was a civil servant, journalist and author.From 1861, he attended Hartvig Nissen School.His father had asked him to pursue a legal career. Krohg studied law at the University of Oslo (then Christiania) graduating cand.jur. in 1873, the same year in which his father died. ... Read more .. »
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