Nikolai Astrup (August 30, 1880 – January 21, 1928) was a Norwegian painter. Astrup was born in Bremanger, but grew up in Jølster where his father worked as a priest. His father wanted Nikolai, the oldest son, to become a priest as well, but Nikolai was more interested in drawing and painting. He studied these subjects in Oslo and lived, for a while, in Paris and in Germany before returning to Jølster. He got married there and had 8 children. Astrup died of pneumonia in 1928 at the age of 47 in Jølster's neighbouring municipality Førde. Astrup preferred clear, strong colors and usually made landscape art depicting his surroundings in Jølster. Astrup is regarded as a neo-romantic painter, but he also worked with woodcuts. Nikolai Astrup is looked upon as one of the greatest Norwegian artists from the early 1900s, and several of his paintings have been sold at auctions for approximately $500,000 USD.
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Oil paintings
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N Astrup-Svanøybukta.jpg
Svanøybukta |
N Astrup-Kl 2 juninat.jpg
Kl. 2 Julinat |
N Astrup-St. Hansbål ved Jølstervatnet.jpg
St. Hansbål ved Jølstervatnet |
 Natlys, rabarbra, gaas og hægg |
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N Astrup-Fjøsfrieri.jpg
Fjøsfrieri |
N Astrup-Fugl på sten.jpg
Fugl på sten |
N Astrup-Klar juninatt.jpg
Klar juninatt |
N Astrup-Kornstaur.jpg
Kornstaur |
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N Astrup-Kjerringa med lykta.jpg
Kjerringa med lykta |
N Astrup-Martzmorgen.jpg
Martzmorgen |
N Astrup-Vårnatt og seljekall.jpg
Vårnatt og seljekall |
 Soleienatt |
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N Astrup-Natt.jpg
Natt |
N Astrup-Prestegårdshagen.jpg
Prestegårdshagen |
N Astrup-Rabarbra.jpg
Rabarbra |
 Vårkveld ved Jølstervannet 1900 |
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N Astrup-Vårnatt i hagen.jpg
'Vårnatt i hagen malt 1909 |
Graphics
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N Astrup-Foss og bre.jpg
Foss og bre |
N Astrup-Liten kornstaur.jpg
Liten kornstaur |
N Astrup-Plognatten.jpg
Plognatten |
N Astrup-St. Hans-bål.jpg
St. Hansbål |
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N Astrup-Maimåne.jpg
Maimåne |
N Astrup-Vinternatt.jpg
Vinternatt |
Nikolai Astrup-Gammel fisker.jpg
Gammel fisker |
Nikolai Astrup-Akt tresnitt.jpg
Akt |
External links
- nikolai-astrup.no (Norwegian)
- astruptunet.com(Norwegian)
- NRK Sogn og Fjordane on Astrup (Norwegian)
Literature
- Loge Øystein, Gartneren under regnbuen, Oslo 1986, ISBN 82-90646-05-4
- Wexelsen, Einar, Danbolt, Gunnar og Loge, Øystein, Nikolai Astrup Tilhørighet og identitet Oslo 2005, ISBN 82-7393-147-1
- Kristiansen, Runar: "Edvard Munch, Nikolai Astrup, Rolf Nesch, Ludvig Eikaas" - Jølster 1998. ISBN: 82-91882-01-0, ib., 82-91882-02-9, h.
