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Place of Birth: Frederiksværk, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Arnold Krog
- Arnold Krog (18 March 1856 - 7 June 1931) was a Danish architect, painter and designer who is remembered for his achievements as artistic director of Royal Copenhagen from 1884 to 1916.
- He revived the company after a period of decline, moving away from the stiff Empire style of previous decades in favour of a more Impressionist style which combined underglaze painting techniques with inspiration from Japanese imagery and European naturalism.
- He also designed the Polar Bear Fountain for the Peace Palace in The Hague.
- He has also designed furniture and silverware and took up landscape painting after his retirement from the porcelain factory in 1916.
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