Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator

Odd Nerdrum

Norwegian figurative painter (born 1944)

Odd Nerdrum 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…