Hans Fredrik Leganger Finne-Grønn (25 September 1903 – 9 March 2001) was a Norwegian painter.

Biography

He was born in Kristiania as a son of lawyer and museum director Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn (1869–1953) and Margrethe Borchgrevink (1873–1963). He was a brother of ambassador Jørgen Finne-Grønn (1905–1998).[1] His grandmother Sofie Borchgrevink (1846–1911) was principal at Kristiania kvinnelige industriskole. [2] In 1931 he married Liv Friis Holler.[1]

He attended Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, then several academies in Paris, France, then the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1925 to 1928. He made his debut in 1934 and made a career as a portrait painter. The most prominent people portrayed by Finne-Grønn include Haakon VII of Norway (displayed several places, including Skaugum and the Royal Palace, Oslo) and President of the Storting Gustav Natvig Pedersen (displayed in the Parliament of Norway).[3]

He died in March 2001 and was buried at Ris, Oslo. Several portraits of business leaders are displayed in Oslo Stock Exchange.[1] The work Kveld på Brunlanes is owned by the National Gallery of Norway.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Finne-Grønn, Hans Fredrik Leganger". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 152. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Bratberg, Terje. "Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hans Finne-Grønn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 28 May 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.