Struggle for Survival
Christian Krohg · 1889
Why it's great
A long line of poor people stand in the cold outside a charity office, waiting for help in the snow. Christian Krohg painted this in 1889 to draw attention to poverty in Kristiania (Oslo). He wanted his art to make people care. It's one of the most important Norwegian paintings about social issues.
Where to see it
📍 National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignOslo, Norway
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Christian Krohg was born near Christiania (now Oslo) and was a painter, writer and a leader of the Realist movement in Norway. He studied in Germany and France and painted fishermen, poor people and the sea. He supported social change and caused controversy with his novel and paintings. He died in Oslo in 1925.
