Lagertha Munthe was a Norwegian painter.

She was born in Kristiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 as a daughter of Olaf Andreas Jens Wilhelm Munthe (1851–1914). She was a grandniece of historian and cartographer Gerhard Munthe, a niece of historian Hartvig Andreas Munthe

Hartvig Andreas Munthe

Hartvig Andreas Munthe was a Norwegian military officer, engineer and genealogist.-Personal life:He was born in Elverum as a son of physician Christopher Pavels Munthe . He was an older brother of painter Gerhard Munthe, writer Margrethe Munthe and historian and military officer Carl Oscar Munthe...

, painter Gerhard Munthe

Gerhard Munthe (painter)

Gerhard Peter Frantz Munthe was a Norwegian painter and illustrator.-Background:Munthe was born in Elverum to physician Christopher Pavels Munthe and his wife Christine Margrethe Pavels Aabel . He was a brother of historian Hartvig Andreas Munthe, writer Margrethe Munthe and military officer...

, writer Margrethe Munthe

Margrethe Munthe

Margrethe Aabel Munthe was a Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright.-Personal life:Margrethe Munthe was born in Elverum as the daughter of physician Christopher Pavels Munthe and Christine Margrethe Pavels Aabel...

 and Major General Carl Oscar Munthe

Carl Oscar Munthe

-Personal life:He was born in Elverum as a son of physician Christopher Pavels Munthe . He was a younger brother of historian and military officer Hartvig Andreas Munthe, painter Gerhard Munthe and writer Margrethe Munthe...

, and a first cousin of librarian Wilhelm Munthe

Wilhelm Munthe

Abraham Wilhelm Støren Munthe was a Norwegian librarian. He worked at the University Library of Oslo from 1903 to 1953.-Personal life:...

 and genealogist Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe

Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe

Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe was a Norwegian genealogist.He was a son of Colonel and historian Hartvig Andreas Munthe...

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She studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts

The Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts is a Norwegian university offering studies in the areas of specialization painting, photography / video / film, digital art, sound art, sculpture, installation, performance art, and art theory.-History:...

 from 1909 to 1911, under notable painters such as Christian Krohg

Christian Krohg

Christian Krohg , was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist.-Life and career:...

, Halfdan Strøm

Halfdan Strøm

Halfdan Strøm was a Norwegian painter. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway with several paintings. Strøm was a Professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1909 to 1935....

, Oluf Wold-Torne and Henrik Sørensen

Henrik Sørensen

-Personal life:Sørensen was born in Fryksände in Sweden as a son of Severin Sørensen and Helene Høibraaten. He was married to Gudrun Klewe, and is father of physicist Sven Oluf Sørensen.-Painting career:...

. Several of her landscape paintings are owned by the National Gallery of Norway

National Gallery of Norway

The National Gallery of Norway is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...

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