Andrea Gram
Norwegian artist (1853–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram (20 March 1853 – 10 May 1927) was a Norwegian painter. She is best known for her landscapes and portraits.
Andrea Gram | |
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Born | Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram (1853-03-20)March 20, 1853 Norderhov, Norway |
Died | May 10, 1927(1927-05-10) (aged 74) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse |
Emil Kleen (m. 1881) |
She was born at the family estate Ask gods in the village of Ask at Norderhov parish in Buskerud. She was a daughter of Major General Johan Georg Boll Gram (1809–1873).[1][2] She was a sister of Jens Gram, granddaughter of Magistrate Jens Jensen Gram, first cousin of Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram and aunt of Johan Fredrik Gram and Mads Gram.[3] She married Swedish physician Emil Kleen in 1881 and moved to Stockholm.[2]
She took her education at Knud Bergslien's painting school, and also studied under Eilif Peterssen in the 1870s. In 1879, Peterssen married Andrea Gram's sister Nicoline (1850–1882).[2] Other of Peterssen students at the time were Harriet Backer, Kitty Kielland and Asta Nørregaard.[4]