Between 1869 and 1872 he studied at the private Latin school of Harald Aars and Peter Voss, in Christiania (Oslo).

He had several painting teachers, among whom the Norwegian sculptor Julius Middelthun and the painter and sculptor Axel Ender stand out.

Between 1876 and 1879 he traveled to Munich and enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.

His first pictorial works were as an illustrator of Norwegian fairy tales. Later he began to make paintings outdoors.

In 1880 his right arm became paralyzed, and he received treatment in Switzerland for six months to regain mobility. He then traveled to Paris between 1881 and 1883, where he became interested in the naturalistic painting movement.

His wife was Sophie Marie Stoltenberg Thomesen, also a painter.

In 1905 he was named Knight of the Order of St. Olaf.

He died on November 23, 1938, in Oslo (Norway).

Here are three of his works so you can choose the one you like best to write about. The first is titled Peasant Burial (1885), the second, September (1883) and the third Girls Playing (1891).

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