Andreas Bloch (29 July 1860 – 11 May 1917) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designer.

Biography

Andreas Schroeter Schelver Bloch was born on the Hellerud farm in

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, in Akershus county, Norway, as the son of Jens Peter Blankenborg Bloch (1817-1892) and Anne Julie Margrethe Schroeter (1827-1895). Andreas Bloch was a student at the art school of

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from 1878 until 1879. He studied at the Art Academy of Düsseldorf (''Kunstakademie Düsseldorf'') under Johann Peter Theodor Janssen from 1880 until 1881, and made study tours to

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and

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Bloch is remembered primarily for his drawings. He delivered illustrations to the satirical magazines '' Vikingen'', '' Krydseren'' and '' Korsaren'', illustrated numerous books, and designed costumes for

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and

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. He designed posters and theatrical costumes, as well as portraits. He designed the Coat of arms of Lillehammer. He illustrated books by several Norwegian authors including works by children's author, Margrethe Aabel Munthe (''Aase fiskerpike'', 1912), by educator, Nordahl Rolfsen, (''Vore fædres liv'', 1898) works by adventurer Henrik August Angell (''Vor sidste Krig 1807–1814'', 1905) and author

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(''Af Norges Frihedssaga'', 1899 ). He delivered illustrations to Fridtjof Nansen's expedition books ''Paa ski over Grønland'' (on his Greenland expedition) and ''Fram over Polhavet'' (

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). He also painted some historical subjects including the coronation of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud (''Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds kroning i Nidarosdomen, 1906'') in Nidaros Cathedral. His works are represented in both the

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and in

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Personal life

He was married in 1890 to Ingeborg Elise Tellefsen (1869-1918). He died in

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in 1917. Bloch was buried at Skedsmo Church.

Drawings by Andreas Bloch

File:Jacob Breda Bull by Bloch.jpg, Jacob Breda Bull
(1905) File:Bloch Andreas 1886 Aasen.gif, Ivar Aasen
(1886) File:Kronprins olav 1906 av a bloch.jpg, Crown Prince Olav
(1906) File:Emanuel Mohn.png, Emanuel Mohn
(1891)

References

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