Christian Krohg - Model resting - I pausen - Nasjonalmuseet - NG.M.01037

Christian Krohg (1852–1925) was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motifs from everyday life. He was the director and served as the first professor at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1925. Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway.