Girl in a Garden with an Evening...
| Original Artist | Nikolai Astrup |
|---|---|
| Code# | 19792 |
| Available in | Economy Quality High Quality |
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Nikolai Astrup
(1880 Bremanger, Norway - 1928 Førde, Norway)
Astrup was born in Bremanger, but grew up in Jølster where his father worked as a priest. His father wanted Nikolai, the oldest son, to become a priest as well, but Nikolai was more interested in drawing and painting. He studied this in Oslo and lived, for a while, in Paris and in Germany before returning to Jølster. He got married there and had 8 children. Astrup died of pneumonia in 1928 at the age of 47 in Jølster's neighbouring municipality Førde.
Astrup preferred clear, strong colors and usually made landscape art depicting his surroundings in Jølster. Astrup is regarded as a neo-romantic painter, but he also worked with woodcuts.
Nikolai Astrup is looked upon as one of the biggest Norwegian artists from the early 1900s, and several of his painting have been sold at auctions for approximately 500.000 USD.
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