Erik Harry Johannessen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erik Harry Johannessen

Norwegian painter

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1902

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1980

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Erik Harry Johannessen

  • Erik Harry Johannessen (6 January 1902 – 25 December 1980) was a Norwegian painter.
  • He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1924 to 1925, and was influenced by Kai Fjell and Edvard Munch.
  • He belonged to a group of surrealists in the 1930s, and later painted landscapes, crowd pictures and altarpieces.
  • He is represented at the National Gallery of Norway.
  • Many of his paintings from the 1930s were bought by Rolf Stenersen, and are available at the Stenersen Museum.

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