Andrea Gram
Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram (20 March 1853 – 10 May 1927) was a Norwegian painter. She is best known for her landscapes and portraits.
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| Born | Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram March 20, 1853 Norderhov, Norway |
| Died | May 10, 1927 (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]
References
- "Ask gods". faktaark.naturbase. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Andrea Gram". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Gram – slekt etter Mads Nielsen Gram". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- Kokkin, Jan (2001). "Eilif Peterssen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2009.