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Ludvig Karsten
Norwegian, 1876–1926
Ludvig Karsten was a Norwegian painter. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Statens Museum for Kunst, most of them oil paintings. Ludvig Karsten was born in Christiania.
Ludvig Karsten (8 May 1876 – 19 October 1926) was a Norwegian painter. He was a neo-impressionist influenced by Edvard Munch, Henri Matisse and contemporary French painting. He first participated at the Autumn exhibition in Kristiania in 1901, and had his first separate exhibition in 1904.
He is represented at museums in many Scandinavian cities, including several paintings at the National Gallery of Norway. Karsten was known for his bohemian lifestyle and quick temper.
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