Ludvig Karsten
(1876–1926) norsk målare
Ludvig Karsten (Norway, 1876–1926) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Ludvig Karsten belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Ludvig Karsten was born in Christiania and died in Paris. Ludvig Karsten trained at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. The teachers included Christian Krohg, Erik Werenskiold, and Eilif Peterssen. Wikidata associates Ludvig Karsten with pointillism. The students included Immanuel Ibsen.
The best-known works include ‘The Blue Kitchen’, ‘The Red Kitchen’, ‘The Entombment. Copy after Ribera’, and ‘The Flight into Egypt. Copy after Bassano’. The catalogue has 25 works by Ludvig Karsten with free images. The dated works span the years 1905–1925. Works by Ludvig Karsten are held by several collections, among them Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Statens Museum for Kunst, Stenersenmuseet, and Finnish National Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hendrik Christian Andersen, Olaf Gulbransson, Astri Aasen, Charles Dufresne, and Mommie Schwarz.