Arne Lofthus

Arne Lofthus
Born (1881-09-23)23 September 1881
Bergen, Norway
Died 16 May 1962(1962-05-16) (aged 80)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Painter

Arne Lofthus (23 September 1881 – 16 May 1962) was a Norwegian painter who settled in Denmark.

He was born in Bergen to newspaper editor Olav Lofthus and Valborg Henriette Wallem. Among his paintings are the frescos Pike som grer håret (1915), Else blåser såpebobler (1916), Oksestek (1924) and Blomkål og epler, all in the National Gallery of Norway. His portraits include oceanographer Bjørn Helland-Hansen, poet Nordahl Grieg, and painters Karl Madsen and Joakim Skovgaard. He died in Copenhagen in 1962.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Yvenes, Marianne. "Arne Lofthus". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Arne Lofthus". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 February 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.