Guy Krohg

Guy Vidil Krohg (27 July 1917 – 19 October 2002) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and scenographer.

Guy Vidil Krohg
Born	(1917-07-27)27 July 1917
Died	19 October 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 85)
Spouses	Lilian Smith ​ (m. 1940)​ Sossen Krohg ​ (m. 1949)​
Parents	Per Krohg (father) Cécile Marie Vidil (mother)
Relatives	Christian Krohg (grandfather) Oda Krohg (grandmother) Bokken Lasson (great-aunt) Per Lasson (great-uncle)

Biography

He was born on 27 July 1917, in Kristiania, the son of French model Cécile Marie Vidil (also known as Lucy Krohg), and Norwegian painter Per Krohg.^[1] He was the paternal grandson of Christian Krohg and Oda Krohg.^[1]

He was married to Lilian Smith from 1940, and to actress Sossen Krohg from 1949.^[1] He is represented at the National Gallery with Vintersol from 1954 and other works. He worked for a number of theatres, including Oslo Nye Teater, Studioteatret, Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheatret. In 1995 he published a biography of his father.^[1][2]