National Gallery (Norway) Tone Skedsmo (1995–2000) and Anniken Thue (2001–2003). That the gallery had erroneously been labeled as technically unfit for paintings was reported in 2013. (A previous study—about the museums—"tåleevne") had never concluded about the fitness level, and Norway's parliament had been misinformed about conclusions that in reality did not exist. ) In 2016 the price for admission doubled overnight. The Gallery includes pieces by sculptor Julius Middelthun, painters Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, Erik Werenskiold and Christian Krohg as well as works by Edvard Munch including "The Scream" and one version of his "Madonna". The museum also has old master European paintings
Edvard Diriks Edvard Diriks Karl Edvard Diriks (9 January 1855 – 17 March 1930) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway) to Christian Ludvig Diriks and Benedicte Henriette Munch. He was a grandson of government minister Christian Adolph Diriks and a nephew of Carl Frederik Diriks. He began to study to become an architect at Karlsruhe, Germany from 1874 to 1875 and later in Berlin. He was married to painter and sculptor Anna Diriks (1870-1932). They resided in France between 1899 and 1921. He is known for his naturalist outdoor paintings of clouds, rain squalls, snow flurry,