Johan Christian Castberg (1 February 1911 – 1988) was a Norwegian illustrator and painter. He was born in

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to Ida Anker and

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, and was married twice, to Fredrikke Mustad, and to the pianist Ingrid Kjellstrøm. In the 1930s and 1940s, Castberg worked as an illustrator in Norwegian and Swedish newspapers. After the

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, he established himself as a portrait painter. He also painted surrealistic fantasy landscapes.

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1911 births 1988 deaths Artists from Bergen Norwegian illustrators Norwegian portrait painters Norwegian landscape painters {{Norway-artist-stub