Lul Krag

Lul Krag (7 February 1878 – 9 July 1956) was a Norwegian painter. She is best known for her landscape paintings from Rosendal. [1]

Lul Krag
Born	Karen Marie Krag 7 February 1878 Kongsberg, Norway
Died	9 July 1956 (aged 78) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Painter
Parent(s)	Ole Herman Johannes Krag (father)

Biography

She was born in Kongsberg, a daughter of Colonel Ole Krag (1837–1916) and Elise Theodora Collett (1844–1926). Krag first began painting at the age of 20 as a student of Harriet Backer. Her studied with Christian Krohg at the Académie Colarossi. In 1933 she moved to Rosendal. She lived secluded and did not exhabit her work. In 1954 she moved to Oslo, where she died two years later.

She is represented at the National Gallery of Norway with the charcoal drawings Løvtrær og kirke, Blomster i parken, and Fjell med bre.[2][3]

References

1. "Lul Krag". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
2. "Lul Krag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
3. Alfsen, Glenny. "Lul Krag". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 July 2011.