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Johan Christian Castberg
Johan Christian Castberg
	Castberg in 1962
Born	1 February 1911; Bergen, Norway
Died	6 November 1988 (aged 77); Oslo
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	painter and illustrator
Parent	Torgrim Castberg
Relatives	Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (grandfather); Johan Castberg (uncle); Herman Anker (grandfather); Katti Anker Møller (aunt); Ella Anker (aunt);

Johan Christian Castberg (1 February 1911 – 1988) was a Norwegian illustrator and painter.

He was born in Bergen to Ida Anker and Torgrim Castberg, and was married twice, to Fredrikke Mustad, and to the pianist Ingrid Kjellstrøm.^[1]

In the 1930s and 1940s, Castberg worked as an illustrator in Norwegian and Swedish newspapers. After the Second World War, he established himself as a portrait painter. He also painted surrealistic fantasy landscapes.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Evang, Anne. "Johan Castberg". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ Kallekleiv, Katrine. "Johan Christian Castberg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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[nkl-1] Evang, Anne. "Johan Castberg". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[snl-2] Kallekleiv, Katrine. "Johan Christian Castberg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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