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Odd Nerdrum

1944 - Today

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Odd Nerdrum (born 8 April 1944) is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work reference anecdote and narrative. Primary influences by the painters Rembrandt and Caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with abstraction and conceptual art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odd Nerdrum is the 630th most popular painter (up from 1,202nd in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 437th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Odd Nerdrum ranks 630 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Bril, Jean-Paul Laurens, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Adrien Manglard, and Tommaso da Modena. After him are Melchior Broederlam, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Théo van Rysselberghe, Sebald Beham, Nikolai Ge, and Margarita Luti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Odd Nerdrum ranks 171. Before him are Pierre Deligne, Ton Koopman, Stockard Channing, Ronald Lauder, Mick Jones, and Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro. After him are Herbert Wimmer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Adriano Galliani, Robert C. Merton, Mauro Piacenza, and Leif Segerstam.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Odd Nerdrum ranks 259 out of 1,879. Before him are Harry Nyquist (1889), Jussi Björling (1911), Blot-Sweyn (1001), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Malin Åkerman (1978), and Yngwie Malmsteen (1963). After him are Henrik Larsson (1971), Ludvig Nobel (1831), Lars Vilks (1946), Lennart Bernadotte (1909), Torbern Bergman (1735), and Camilla Läckberg (1974).

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Among PAINTERS In Sweden

Among painters born in Sweden, Odd Nerdrum ranks 5. Before him are Hilma af Klint (1862), Carl Larsson (1853), Alexander Roslin (1718), and John Bauer (1882). After him are Amalia Lindegren (1814), Bruno Liljefors (1860), Eugène Jansson (1862), Martin van Meytens (1695), Jenny Nyström (1854), Anna Palm de Rosa (1859), and Richard Bergh (1858).

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