Olaf Aakrann
Olaf Aakrann (born September 3, 1856 in Elverum , † May 1, 1904 in Kongsvinger ) was a Norwegian painter .
He attended the technical school in Gothenburg , learned the professions of engineer and lithographer and then took painting lessons from Erik Werenskiold and Gerhard Munthe in Christiania (now Oslo ) around 1890 . Finally, from 1893 to 1896, he attended Kristian Zahrtmann's painting school in Copenhagen . He also undertook trips abroad for his further training, which took him to Vienna , Berlin and, in 1898, to Paris . He worked particularly as a landscape painter.
literature
- Carl Wille Schnitler : Aakrann, Olaf . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 2–3 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Ingrid Reed Thomsen: Aakrann, Olaf . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 8.
Web links
- Ingrid Reed Thomsen: Olaf Aakrann. In: Norsk Kunstnerleksikon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aakrann, Olaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elverum |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1904 |
| Place of death | Kongsvinger |