Haaken Christensen
Norwegian art historian and gallerist
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Haaken Andreas Christensen (16 February 1924 – 9 April 2008) was a Norwegian art historian, art collector and gallerist.
Born16 February 1924
Kristiania, Norway
Died9 April 2008 (aged 84)
Oslo
OccupationsArt historian
Art collector
Gallerist
Art collector
Gallerist
KnownforGalleri Haaken
Haaken Andreas Christensen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1924 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 9 April 2008 (aged 84) Oslo |
| Occupations | Art historian Art collector Gallerist |
| Known for | Galleri Haaken |
He was born in Kristiania to Arne Christensen and Ingeborg Wiese.[1]
Christensen graduated in art history from the University of Oslo in 1955. He opened his own gallery in Oslo in 1961, Galleri Haaken, which he was running for about forty years. Among his works is his thesis about Gustave Courbet, two books about Olivier Debré, essays on Serge Poliakoff, Horst Janssen and Alfred Manessier, and the memoir book En gallerists erindringer from 1985. He was decorated Knight of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[1][2]
