Woman by a Portière - Per Lasson Krohg , 1931. Norwegian, 1889–1965 Oil on panel, 73 x 60 cm. (28.7 x 23.6 in.)
Per Krohg, Cabaret. (1913 eller 1914)
Artist Per Lasson Krohg Oslo, Norway, 18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965, Oslo, Norway
Det må tidlig ha blitt sett som naturlig at K. skulle bli billedkunstner. Hans barnetegninger ble omfattet med mer enn alminnelig foreldreoppmerksomhet. K. forteller selv at moren ivrig stimulerte hans fantasi og tok vare på hans tegninger alt fra 4-årsalderen. I 1897 eller -98 sendte foreldrene inn et stort utvalg til en barnetegningskonkurranse i Petit Palais, der han ble premiert og der Auguste Rodin skal ha uttrykt forventninger til hans fremtid som kunstner.
Artist Per Lasson Krohg Oslo, Norway, 18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965, Oslo, Norway
The commonplace book of a teacher, counselor, and poet.
Per Krohg (Norwegian, 1889-1965), Sitting Woman, 1924. Canvas, 92 x 73 cm.
Artist Per Lasson Krohg Oslo, Norway, 18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965, Oslo, Norway
Artist Per Lasson Krohg Oslo, Norway, 18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965, Oslo, Norway
Per Krohg, The Model Kiki. 1928
Per Krohg (Norwegian, 1889-1965), Clair obscur, 1912. Oil on board, 40 x 32 cm.
Artist Per Lasson Krohg Oslo, Norway, 18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965, Oslo, Norway
By the Oslofjord (Japanese lantern), 1886 Oda Krohg (1860-1935, Norwegian) From Wiki: "Oda Krohg, née Othilia Pauline Christine Lasson (11 June 1860 – 19 October 1935) was a Norwegian painter, and...
huariqueje: Breakfast in the Garden - Krohg, Per , 1933 Norwegian,1889-1965 Oil on canvas,73 x 92 cm.
The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen:
Oda reading 'Verdens Gang' Oda with lamp Reading in the studio, 1880 Villa Britannia, Belgium, 1885 Lofotbrief, 1896 ...
If asked to name a Norwegian painter, the name of screamin' Edvard Munch is what most people would come up with if they could dredge up the name of any painter from that corner of Europe at all. Given that mainstream art history of the era 1870-1914 is so Paris-centric, it's surprising that even Munch was able to elbow his way into notoriety. This is not a good thing because artistic talent isn't and wasn't genetically Gallic; excellent painters were sloshing their brushes in turpentine and leaning forearms on mahl sticks elsewhere, even in remote Christiana (as Oslo was named at the time). Which brings me to the family Krogh, father and son (plus a lesser-known grandson who I'll leave out of this discussion). Both Kroghs were painters well known in their native Norway who married attractive wives who led frisky lives in other men's beds. Those curious for details can consult the following links, though I'll add a tidbit. The elder and more prolific painter was Christian Krogh (1852-1925) who married affair-prone Oda (1860-1935) and begat Per (1889-1965). I didn't know this until researching this post, but Per was a muralist whose most noteworthy work adorns the chamber of the United Nations Security Council. The mural was a gift from Norway to the U.N. and I wonder if the Norwegian Trygve Lie, Secretary General in 1952, the year the gift was made, had a hand in the transaction. Per married Cécile "Lucy" Vidil (1891-1977) who went on to become the off-and-on mistress of the Romanian painter Jules Pascin (1885-1930) who dissipated himself, leaving his wife and Lucy to tidy up his artistic estate. Now for a glance at the Krogh's art. Gallery Christian - Portrait of a young woman I don't have a date for this, but by its look it likely was painted early in his career. Christian - Oda - ca.1888 The wife. Christian - 17 May 1893 Constitution Day celebration. Christian - Lofotbrev - Letter from Lofoten - 1896 Christian - Women Per - Grand Hotel Oslo mural - 1928 Click on it to enlarge. Per - United Nations Security Council chamber mural - 1952 Per Krogh was part of the Paris avant-garde artistic social scene and, judging from the few examples of his work that I could find on the Internet, was one of those painters with realist leanings who added modernist-inspired touches to maintain credibility in his social milieu. Given the honors presented him in Norway, I hope there was more to him than the hack-work U.N. mural and the modernist-mannered one in the Oslo hotel. Christian was better -- good even, though his choice of everyday subjects tugs against our tendency to evaluate paintings by the importance of their subject-matter.
05.01.2006: Jubileumsnummer - Noen sykdommer skyldes genetiske feil.
