# Andreas Bloch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andreas_Bloch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andreas_Bloch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bloch > Source revision: 1338076458 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Norwegian artist (1860–1917)}} {{Use dmy dates |date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Andreas Bloch | image = Portrett av Andreas Bloch (1860-1917) (9390376189) (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Bloch (1884) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|7|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [Skedsmo](/source/Skedsmo), Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|5|11|1860|7|29|df=y}} | death_place = [Kristiania](/source/Oslo) | other_names = | parents = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Painter, illustrator and costume designer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | awards = }} '''Andreas Bloch''' (29 July 1860 – 11 May 1917) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designer.{{cite web|url=https://nkl.snl.no/Andreas_Schelven_Schroeter_Bloch|title= Andreas Schelven Schroeter Bloch |website= Norsk Kunstnerleksikon|access-date=1 December 2020}} [[File:Norges Grundlov 1814 Frihed Lighed Broderskab, 1914.jpg|thumb|right|180 px|[Romantic nationalist](/source/Romantic_nationalism) postcard, text ''Frihed, Lig(hed), Broderskab, Norge(s) Grundlov 1814''. ("[Liberty, Equality, Fraternity](/source/Libert%C3%A9%2C_%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%2C_fraternit%C3%A9), [Constitution of Norway](/source/Constitution_of_Norway) 1814")
Andreas Bloch (1905)]] ==Biography== Andreas Schroeter Schelver Bloch was born on the Hellerud farm in [Skedsmo](/source/Skedsmo), in [Akershus](/source/Akershus) county, Norway, as the son of Jens Peter Blankenborg Bloch (1817–1892) and Anne Julie Margrethe Schroeter (1827–1895).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Andreas Bloch |encyclopedia=[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)|first=Glenny |last=Alfsen |editor=[Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle) |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Andreas_Bloch/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=14 June 2010 }} Andreas Bloch was a student at the art school of [Knud Bergslien](/source/Knud_Bergslien) from 1878 until 1879. He studied at the [Art Academy of Düsseldorf](/source/Kunstakademie_D%C3%BCsseldorf) (''Kunstakademie Düsseldorf'') under [Johann Peter Theodor Janssen](/source/Peter_Janssen) from 1880 until 1881, and made study tours to [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Paris](/source/Paris) and [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig). [[File:Andreas Bloch caricature 1908.png|thumb|left|180 px|Caricature from {{Lang|no|[Korsaren](/source/Korsaren)}}.
Andreas Bloch (1908)]] Bloch is remembered primarily for his drawings. He delivered illustrations to the satirical magazines ''[Vikingen](/source/Vikingen)'', ''[Krydseren](/source/Krydseren)'' and {{Lang|no|[Korsaren](/source/Korsaren)}}, illustrated numerous books, and designed costumes for [Christiania Theater](/source/Christiania_Theater) and [Nationaltheatret](/source/Nationaltheatret).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Andreas Bloch |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Andreas_Bloch |language=Norwegian | accessdate=14 June 2010}} He designed posters and theatrical costumes, as well as portraits. He designed the [Coat of arms of Lillehammer](/source/Coat_of_arms_of_Lillehammer). He also designed the [Holmenkollen Medal](/source/Holmenkollen_Medal),{{Citation |last1=Bryhn |first1=Rolf |title=Holmenkollmedaljen |date=2023-08-23 |work=Store norske leksikon |url=https://snl.no/Holmenkollmedaljen |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=no |last2=Sundby |first2=Jørn}} an honorary [skiing](/source/skiing) award issued by the [Skiforeningen](/source/Skiforeningen) in [Norway](/source/Norway) since 1895.{{Cite web |date=2007-08-24 |title=Holmenkollmedaljen til kongeparet |url=http://www.holmenkollen-worldcup.no/index.aspx?Article=92639 |access-date=2024-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144518/http://www.holmenkollen-worldcup.no/index.aspx?Article=92639 |archive-date=24 August 2007 }} Bloch illustrated books by several Norwegian authors including works by children's author, [Margrethe Aabel Munthe](/source/Margrethe_Munthe) (''Aase fiskerpike'', 1912), by educator, [Nordahl Rolfsen](/source/Nordahl_Rolfsen), (''Vore fædres liv'', 1898), by adventurer [Henrik August Angell](/source/Henrik_Angell) (''Vor sidste Krig 1807–1814'', 1905) and author [Jacob Breda Bull](/source/Jacob_Breda_Bull) (''Af Norges Frihedssaga'', 1899 ). He delivered illustrations to [Fridtjof Nansen](/source/Fridtjof_Nansen)'s expedition books ''Paa ski over Grønland'' (on his Greenland expedition) and ''Fram over Polhavet'' ([Nansen's Fram expedition](/source/Nansen's_Fram_expedition)). He also painted some historical subjects including the coronation of King [Haakon VII of Norway](/source/Haakon_VII_of_Norway) and Queen [Maud](/source/Maud_of_Wales) (''Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds kroning i Nidarosdomen, 1906'') in [Nidaros Cathedral](/source/Nidaros_Cathedral). His works are represented in both the [National Gallery](/source/National_Museum_of_Art%2C_Architecture_and_Design) and in [Oslo City Museum](/source/Oslo_City_Museum). ==Personal life== He was married in 1890 to Ingeborg Elise Tellefsen (1869-1918). He died in [Kristiania](/source/Oslo) in 1917. Bloch was buried at Skedsmo Church. ==Drawings by Andreas Bloch== File:Jacob Breda Bull by Bloch.jpg|Jacob Breda Bull
(1905) File:Bloch Andreas 1886 Aasen.gif|Ivar Aasen
(1886) File:Kronprins olav 1906 av a bloch.jpg|Crown Prince Olav
(1906) File:Emanuel Mohn.png|Emanuel Mohn
(1891) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Andreas Bloch}} {{Authority control (arts)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloch, Andreas}} Category:1860 births Category:1917 deaths Category:People from Lillestrøm Category:20th-century Norwegian illustrators Category:Norwegian caricaturists Category:Norwegian editorial cartoonists Category:Norwegian political artists Category:19th-century Norwegian painters Category:19th-century Norwegian male artists Category:20th-century Norwegian painters Category:Norwegian male painters Category:Norwegian portrait painters Category:Norwegian children's book illustrators Category:Norwegian poster artists Category:Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni Category:20th-century Norwegian male artists Category:Norwegian costume designers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andreas Bloch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bloch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bloch?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.