Arnold Krog

Arnold Krog
Born(1856-03-18)18 March 1856
Died7 June 1931(1931-06-07) (aged 75)
Tisvildeleje, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Alma materRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationPorcelain designer
Known forRoyal Copenhagen (1774-1916)

Arnold Krog (18 March 1856 - 7 June 1931) was a Danish architect, painter and designer who is remembered for his achievements as artistic director of Royal Copenhagen from 1884 to 1916. He revived the company after a period of decline, moving away from the stiff Empire style of previous decades in favour of a more Impressionist style which combined underglaze painting techniques with inspiration from Japanese imagery and European naturalism. He designed the Polar Bear Fountain for the Peace Palace in The Hague. He has also designed furniture and silverware and took up landscape painting after his retirement from the porcelain factory in 1916. [1][2]

  1. ^ Elisabeth Fabritius. "Arnold Krog". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Polar Bear Fountain". The Polar Bear Fountain. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

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