Christian Krohg

Christian Krohg
Krohg, c. 1903
Born	(1852-08-13)13 August 1852 Vestre Aker, Norway
Died	16 October 1925(1925-10-16) (aged 73) Christiania, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	University of Christiana
Known for	naturalist painter
Movement	Naturalism
Spouse	Oda Krohg ​ (m. 1888)​
Children	2 (including Per)

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.^[1][2]