Nikolai Astrup

For the politician, see Nikolai Astrup (politician).
Nikolai Astrup
Nikolai Astrup 1910
Born
Nikolai Johannes Kristiansson Astrup

(1880-08-30)August 30, 1880
Kalvåg, Bremanger, Norway
DiedJanuary 21, 1928(1928-01-21) (aged 47)
Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Resting placeÅlhus Cemetery, Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
EducationHarriet Backer's Painting school, Académie Julian, Académie Colarossi, Arthur Lewin-Funcke's school of Painting
StyleNaturalistic naïvist
MovementNeo-romanticism
SpouseEngel Marie Andersdatter Astrup (Née Sunde)
ChildrenKari Petra Geelmuyden (Née Astrup), Turid Jakobsen (Née Astrup), Eva Siri Matisen (Née Astrup), Dagfinn Harald Astrup, Arnold Astrup, Christian Eirik Winther Astrup, Peder Conrad Astrup, Nicolai Egil Astrup
PatronsOlaf Schou
MemorialsGalley 4 at KODE in Bergen, Norway
Websitehttps://nikolai-astrup.no/en

Nikolai Astrup (Norwegian pronunciation: [nɪkʊˈlɑ̀i̯ ˈɑ̀stɾʉp]) (30 August 1880 – 21 January 1928) was a Norwegian modernist painter. Astrup was a distinctive, innovative artist noted principally for his intense use of color depicting the lush landscapes of Vestlandet featuring the traditional way of life in the region.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.