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Christian Krohg · 1913
Christian Krohg: 1852–1925
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Christian Krogh
Biography
Christian Krohg (13 August 1852 – 16 October 1925) 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.
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.
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. During 1869–70, he had also studied at the art school of Johan Fredrik Eckersberg at Lille Grensen in Christiania.
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Influenced by
- Karl Gussoweditorial inference
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- Hans Gudeeditorial inference
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- Johan Fredrik Eckersbergeditorial inference
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Later influence
- Jeppe Madsen Ohlseneditorial inference
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- Per Krohgeditorial inference
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- Edvard Muncheditorial inference
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- Ludvig Karsteneditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Marie Henriqueseditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Viggo Madseneditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Christian Krohg. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)9 recorded works
- Nationalmuseum3 recorded works
- Skagens Museum3 recorded works
- Glomdalsmuseet1 recorded work
- KODE Art museums and composer homes1 recorded work
- Norwegian Maritime Museum1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work
- Thiel Gallery1 recorded work
Sources 9
- Wikidata (CC0)
- SMK SARA creator nationality review
- Country research — museum-connected artworks and verified painter affiliations
- Getty ULAN — primary artist cultural affiliations
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- SMK SARA creator nationality review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
