Odd Nerdrum
Norwegian · b. 1944 · Painter, Draughtsman
Odd Nerdrum is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired internationally for his… (Wikipedia)
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Odd Nerdrum is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired internationally for his skill and technique, as well as his extraordinary subject matter. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work reference anecdote and narrative. Primary influences by the painters Rembrandt and Caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with abstraction and conceptual art. Works include still life paintings of small, everyday objects, portraits and self-portraits, and large paintings allegorical and apocalyptic in nature. The figures in Nerdrum's paintings are often dressed as if from another time and place.
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Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern ArtFine Arts Museums of San FranciscoMetropolitan Museum of ArtNational Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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