Kort fortalt
Portrait of Kirsten Diriks (1873) er maleriet av Andrea Gram som vekker mest oppmerksomhet; originalen befinner seg i Oslo Museum, Oslo. Deretter går blikket til Portrait of Nathalie Diriks (1874) og The Letter (1879). Blant de 3 verkene til Andrea Gram i vår katalog, er disse 3 de mest kjente – hver og en et unikt originalverk presentert med sitt årstall, sitt museum og årsaken til at det består.
Topp 10 malerier av Andrea Gram, sett gjennom galleriets øyne
Museene som har Andrea Grams originalverk
De 2 museene som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.
| Museum | By | Verker av Andrea Gram | Malerier fra denne listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 2 | Portrait of Kirsten Diriks, Portrait of Nathalie Diriks | |
| Oslo | 1 | The Letter |
Andrea Gram gjennom årene: de unike originalene fra hvert verk
Mellom 1873 og 1879, totalt 7 år, skapte Andrea Gram hvert daterte originalverk som vises her: et kort tidsrom, år for år.
Andrea Grams malerier: spørsmål til galleriet
Hva er det mest kjente verket til Andrea Gram?Avslør svaret
Portrait of Kirsten Diriks (1873), Oslo Museum, Oslo. Deretter følger Portrait of Nathalie Diriks (1874) og The Letter (1879).
Hvor gammel var Andrea Gram da Portrait of Kirsten Diriks ble skapt?Avslør svaret
20 år gammel: Portrait of Kirsten Diriks er fra 1873, og Andrea Gram ble født i 1853.
Hvor mange verk av Andrea Gram er kjent?Avslør svaret
Vår katalog inneholder 3 verk av Andrea Gram, datert fra 1873 til 1879.
Hvor kan de mest kjente originalverkene til Andrea Gram ses?Avslør svaret
Hovedsakelig i Oslo Museum (Oslo) og Nasjonalmuseet (Oslo). Museumslisten ovenfor viser alle.
Hvilket kjent maleri av Andrea Gram er det eldste, og hvilket er det nyeste?Avslør svaret
På denne siden er det eldste Portrait of Kirsten Diriks (1873) og det nyeste The Letter (1879).
Hvilke originalverk av Andrea Gram kan jeg se på Oslo Museum?Avslør svaret
Portrait of Kirsten Diriks og Portrait of Nathalie Diriks: Oslo Museum, Oslo har 2 av verkene på denne siden.
Andrea Gram: et portrett av kunstneren
Early Life, Family and Training
Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram was born on 20 March 1853 at the family estate Ask gods, located in the village of Ask within the Norderhov parish of Buskerud, Norway. She was the daughter of Major General Johan Georg Boll Gram and Frederikke Stabell. Growing up in a household of significant standing, Andrea Gram and her sisters were introduced to the arts from a young age, receiving private lessons in reading, singing, and drawing. Her father often observed the development of these early skills with great pleasure.
The path toward a formal vocation was not immediate. It required the intervention of the painter Hans Gude, who convinced her father to permit her to pursue a professional education. This advocacy allowed her to enroll at Knud Bergslien's painting school in Christiania. It was here that she began to refine the technical skills that would define her early output. She developed a particular interest in portraiture, working in a late romantic style that characterized her training during those formative years.
Artistic Career and Travels
Gram’s professional ambitions were centered on the portrait, a pursuit that led her away from the familiar surroundings of Norway. After receiving her initial training, she sought formal instruction in Munich during the 1870s. There, she studied under Eilif Peterssen, a period that helped define her approach to the late romantic style. This mentorship was deeply personal as well as professional; in 1879, Peterssen married Gram's sister, Nicoline.
The influence of her teacher extended into her travels. Gram accompanied Peterssen to Italy, seeking new light and subject matter in the southern landscape. It was during this time, in 1880, that she painted Sulamith seeking Solomon. Although the work was exhibited at the Christiania Art Association, the canvas was later lost to a fire. Despite this loss, her time in Italy remained a significant chapter in her development as a painter of landscapes and portraits.

