Hans Fredrik Leganger Finne-Grønn (25 September 1903 – 9 March 2001) was a Norwegian painter.

Biography

He was born in Kristiania as a son of lawyer and museum director

Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn (31 August 1869 – 1 November 1963) was a Norwegian lawyer, archivist, genealogist and museum director. Biography He was born in the town of Risør in Aust-Agder, Norway. He was the son of engineer Samuel Grønn ( ...

(1869–1953) and Margrethe Borchgrevink (1873–1963). He was a brother of ambassador Jørgen Finne-Grønn (1905–1998). His grandmother Sofie Borchgrevink (1846–1911) was principal at Kristiania kvinnelige industriskole. In 1931 he married Liv Friis Holler. He attended Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, then several academies in Paris, France, then the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1925 to 1928. He made his debut in 1934 and made a career as a portrait painter. The most prominent people portrayed by Finne-Grønn include

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(displayed several places, including Skaugum and the Royal Palace, Oslo) and President of the Storting

Gustav Natvig Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen (18 August 1893 – 27 May 1965) was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 19 ...

(displayed in the

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). He died in March 2001 and was buried at

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. The work ''Kveld på Brunlanes'' is owned by the National Gallery of Norway.

References

1903 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters Norwegian expatriates in France Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Painters from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian male artists {{Norway-painter-stub