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Odd Nerdrum

1944 - Today

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Odd Nerdrum (born 8 April 1944) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Odd Nerdrum has received more than 361,187 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Odd Nerdrum is the 1,202nd most popular painter (down from 956th in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 356th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Painter.

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  • 360k

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  • 59.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Odd Nerdrum ranks 1,202 out of 2,023. Before him are Cuno Amiet, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Guariento di Arpo, Theodoor Rombouts, Louis Marcoussis, and Willem Drost. After him are Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, Euphranor, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Maso di Banco, Robert Motherwell, and Araniko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Odd Nerdrum ranks 304. Before him are Abdulah Sidran, Václav Nedomanský, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Marilù Tolo, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Robert Mueller. After him are Jiří Holeček, Karel Kryl, Abbas, Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Mitchell Feigenbaum, and Sharmila Tagore.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Odd Nerdrum ranks 437 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Johan Thyselius (1811), Lars Gustafsson (1936), Eugène Jansson (1862), Emma Wiklund (1968), Johan David Åkerblad (1763), and Gunnar Ekelöf (1907). After him are Jan Johansson (1931), Gösta Pettersson (1940), Estrid of the Obotrites (979), Greta Thunberg (2003), Victoria Silvstedt (1974), and Conny Torstensson (1949).

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Among PAINTERS In Sweden

Among painters born in Sweden, Odd Nerdrum ranks 8. Before him are Hilma af Klint (1862), Alexander Roslin (1718), John Bauer (1882), Bruno Liljefors (1860), Martin van Meytens (1695), and Eugène Jansson (1862). After him are Richard Bergh (1858), Gustaf Cederström (1845), Eva Bonnier (1857), Fanny Brate (1861), Mårten Eskil Winge (1825), and Sigrid Hjertén (1885).

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