Nikolai Astrup
12.04.80 – 04.05.80
In 1980 there was an anniversary exhibition with collected works of Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928) at Bergens Kunstforening (14.03–7.04), Kunstnernes Hus (12.04–04.05) and Trondhjems Kunstforening (04.06–29.06).
The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, and other graphics; 80 paintings, 58 drawings, 16 woodcuts and two patterns for tapestries.
The exhibition received support from Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet and borrowed works from galleries and private collectors. Øystein Loge (1949–2023) was responsible for managing and curating the works in the exhibition.
Excerpt from the Exhibition Catalogue
Nikolai Astrup (1980)
"A quote of Harriet Backer about her student Astrup is often told, because it says a lot about him and his time. She said that when it came to Astrup, there was two things she had to be wary about; that she didn’t teach him too much, and that she didn’t learn too much from him. Backer herself, the mature master, couldn’t risk learning from her student. As such she considered his personality as a painter. And this degree of independence she would let him continue to have."
- Øystein Loge
About the Artist
Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928) was an Norwegian artist. He lived in Jølster, Norway, in large parts of his life and is particularly known for his landscape paintings of the surrounding nature. He attended Harriet Backers painting school and travelled a series of journeys abroad, and was notably a student of Christian Krogh in Paris during the period 1901–1902.
