Ragnhild Kaarbø

Ragnhild Kaarbø

Ragnhild Kaarbø c.1910
Born (1889-12-26)26 December 1889
Harstad, Norway
Died 20 August 1949(1949-08-20) (aged 59)
Oslo
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Painter
Parent(s) Rikard Kaarbø
Relatives Erland Frisvold (brother-in-law)
Paal Frisvold (nephew)

Ragnhild Kaarbø (26 December 1889 20 August 1949) was a Norwegian painter.

She was born in Harstad to Rikard Kaarbø and Anna Elisabeth Lund.[1]

Kaarbø studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Kristiania, and further with Henrik Sørensen and Harriet Backer, and with Kees van Dongen in Paris. She resided in Paris during the 1920s, and studied with painters such as André Lhote, Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant. Among her works at the National Gallery of Norway are Komposisjon med hode from 1925 and Fra Siena from 1937.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mørch, Hilde. "Ragnhild Kaarbø". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ragnhild Kaarbø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. Gjessing, Steinar. "Ragnhild Kaarbø". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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