Jappe Nilssen

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Edvard Munch, Jappe Nilssen , 1909

Jacob "Jappe" Nilssen (born January 25, 1870 , † spring 1931 ) was a Norwegian writer and important art critic.

Jappe Nilssen was a close friend of Edvard Munch , Oda Krohg and Hans Jæger . At times he belonged to the Bohème circles in the Norwegian capital Kristiania (now Oslo). Nilssen had a long relationship with Oda Krohg, who was ten years her senior and was married to the painter Christian Krohg for the second time . This unhappy love affair formed the background to Edvard Munch's symbolist painting Evening / Melancholie (1891). In his first literary work, the novel Nemesis (1896), Nilssen tells of the writer Nils Falk, who maintains a love affair with an older, married woman.

From 1908 until his death, Nilssen worked as an art critic for the Norwegian daily Dagbladet . Here he consistently stood up for the modern art of his time. In 1909, together with the director of the Nasjonalgalleriet , Jens Thiis, he organized a Munch exhibition which presented 100 paintings and 200 graphic works by the friend. The exhibition was a great success and paved the way for Munch's recognition in his home country.

Also in 1909 was a portrait of Nilssen by Edvard Munch. The painting Doctor Lucien Dedichen and Jappe Nilssen dates from 1925/26 . An older drawing by him shows Nilssen together with the playwright Henrik Ibsen in the Grand Café .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Torstein Velsand, Edvard Munch , Oslo 2012, unpaginated.
  2. ^ Munch til 4.5 millioner Drammen Tidende, October 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ Jappe Nilssen , Store norske leksikon .

Works (selection)

  • Nemesis (1896) novel
  • Solefald (1903) novel
  • Kun én gang vaar (1904) story
  • Den gamle historie og andre fortællinger (1905) collection of stories
  • Faderglæde og other fortællinger (1911) collection of stories
  • Belgisk kunst i Norge (1918)

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personal data
SURNAME Nilssen, Jappe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nilssen, Jacob (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian writer and art critic
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1870
DATE OF DEATH 1931