Nils Gude
Illustration — Portrait by Nils Gude of his father Hans Gude (Oslo Museum) Nils Gude (4 April 1859 in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia – 24 December 1908 in Christiania) was a Norwegian portrait painter.
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Nils Gude
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- Born
- 1859 · Düsseldorf.
- Died
- 1908 · Christiania.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Karlsruhe
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Illustration — Portrait by Nils Gude of his father Hans Gude (Oslo Museum) Nils Gude (4 April 1859 in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia – 24 December 1908 in Christiania) was a Norwegian portrait painter.
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Nils Gude studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. The recorded working language is Norwegian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Nils Gude is recorded in the collections of Oslo Museum, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and Lillehammer Art Museum.
Nils Gude was the son of the prominent painter Hans Gude (1825–1903) and the brother of diplomat Ove Gude (1853–1910). He was born in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia where his father was teaching at the Düsseldorf school of painting. He studied under his father, before entering the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe in 1877 to study under Eduard Hildebrandt and Karl Gussow. He continued his studies in Berlin 1881–82, and later relocated to Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. Gude is known for several portraits of prominent figures of the day, including portraits of his own father and of Henrik Ibsen.
Grave of painter Hans Gude (1825–1903) and family at the honorary burial ground in Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo. Among the familymembers resting here are also Ove Gude (1853–1910) and Nils Gude (1859–1908).
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Grave of painter Hans Gude (1825–1903) and family at the honorary burial ground in Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo. Among the familymembers resting here are also Ove Gude (1853–1910) and Nils Gude (1859–1908).
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1859
Nils Gude born at Düsseldorf.
1908
Nils Gude died at Christiania.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Nils gude. His recorded language was Norwegian. He was the child of Hans Gude and Betsy Gude.
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