His father wanted him to become a priest; however, son was more interested in painting. He was the eldest son of eleven children. Depicting the lush landscapes of Vestlandet (featuring the traditional way of life in the region), he was become an innovative artist, noted for his intense use of color. Norwegian NIKOLAI ASTRUP was born at Bremanger, in into an August day, 1880, grewing up in Ålhus (rural Jølster between the Sognefjord and the Nordfjord).
In 1899, he left for Oslo, where during two years he was a student at school of painting. Then, he lived for in Paris, where he was a student at Académie Colarossi. Returned to Jølster, NIKOLAI ASTRUP held exhibitions at Kristiania and Bergen. In 1913, he settled with his wife and children in Astruptunet on the (south side of Lake Jølstravatn), across from the village of Ålhus. At the age of 47, he died of pneumonia in Førde. KODE (Bergen‘s largest museum for paintings), has devoted one wing entirely to the artistry of this creative man.
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