Erik Harry Johannessen
Illustration — Erik Harry Johannessen Erik Harry Johannessen (6 January 1902 – 25 December 1980) was a Norwegian painter. He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1924 to 1925, and was influenced by Kai Fjell and Edvard Munch. He belonged to a group of surrealists in the 1930s, and later painted landscapes, crowd pictures and altarpieces.
Erik Harry Johannessen
Illustrert Norsk kunstner leksikon · Public domain
- Born
- 1902.
- Died
- 1980.
- Nationality
- Norway.
- Occupation
- painter, illustrator and artist.
- Honours
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold.
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Illustration — Erik Harry Johannessen Erik Harry Johannessen (6 January 1902 – 25 December 1980) was a Norwegian painter. He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1924 to 1925, and was influenced by Kai Fjell and Edvard Munch. He belonged to a group of surrealists in the 1930s, and later painted landscapes, crowd pictures and altarpieces.
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He is represented at the National Gallery of Norway. Many of his paintings from the 1930s were bought by Rolf Stenersen, and are available at the Stenersen Museum.
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1902
Erik Harry Johannessen was born on 6 January 1902.
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Erik Harry Johannessen died on 25 December 1980.
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Erik Harry Johannessen received King's Medal of Merit in Gold. Works and catalogued output.
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Finnish National Gallery and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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1946 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Hest og mann
1935 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Holiday
1948 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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