Henrik Louis Lund (8 September 1879 – 23 December 1935) was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Lund was born in

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as a son of Lt.-Col. Henrik Louis Bull Lund (1838–1891) and pianist and composer Birgitte Theodora Carlsen (1843–1913). His sister was the composer Signe Lund. He spent much of his young days at sea and probably had a naval career in mind. However, he was not admitted to the

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. He moved to

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, where he met painting student

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, who was a student of

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and who probably turned Lund's interest to this profession. He was a pupil of

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(1899), debuted the same year, and studied further with

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(1903). Lund had his first exhibit in 1899 and his first Autumn Exhibit in 1901. He lived in

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(1905, 1920–21) and exhibited in

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(1908). He lived in Copenhagen from 1904 to 1909 and broke through here. He held several notable exhibitions, including "The Six" in Berlin and Copenhagen in 1911. His works can be found in the

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in Oslo, which owns 13 of his pictures, in the

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and inb the National Theatre, among others.

Personal life

His sister was the composer and pianist Signe Lund (1868–1950). In 1900, he married Gunbjør Olsen (1880–1965), and they were the parents of the sculptor Knut Henrik Lund (1909–1991). He was the father-in-law of the art historian

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(1899–1988). He died on 23 December 1935 in Oslo.Johan Henrik Langaard (Norsk biografisk leksikon)
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