13 Facts About Arnold Krog

Arnold Krog was a Danish architect, painter and designer who is remembered for his achievements as artistic director of Royal Copenhagen from 1884 to 1916.

Arnold Krog revived the company after a period of decline, moving away from the stiff Empire style of previous decades in favour of a more Impressionist style which combined underglaze painting techniques with inspiration from Japanese imagery and European naturalism.

Arnold Krog designed the Polar Bear Fountain for the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Arnold Krog has designed furniture and silverware and took up landscape painting after his retirement from the porcelain factory in 1916.

Arnold Krog enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture in October 1874, graduating in 1880.

Arnold Krog worked as a draftsman for Ludvig Fenger and contributed to Ferdinand Meldahl and Heinrich Hansen's interior restoration of Frederiksborg Castle and received attention for his Moorish Hall at the Panopticon Building in Copenhagen.

Arnold Krog was hired on a trial basis in October 1884 and was appointed to artistic director of the company on a permanent basis in January 1885.

Arnold Krog introduced a new style with inspiration from Japanese porcelain and nature.

Arnold Krog's achievements won recognition at the Nordic Exhibition of 1888 in Copenhagen and international attention at the 1891 General Land Centennial Exhibition in Paris where the company won the grand prix.

Arnold Krog became a member of the academy's plenary session in 1911 and he was a member of the academy council from February 1911 to February 1919.

Arnold Krog was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1890 and a titular professor in 1892.

Arnold Krog was married to Euphemia Magdalene Henningsen on 8 September 1882 in Hvedstrup Church.

Arnold Krog was a sister of the painters Frants Henningsen and Erik Henningsen.