Odd Nerdrum studied traditional classical painting at The Art Academy in Oslo, Norway and later studied with Joseph Beuys in New York. Today, he is one of the world's most famous figurative painters. His work is collected internationally, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, The National Gallery in Oslo, Norway, The New Orleans Museum in LA, The Portland Art Museum in OR, The San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art in CA, and The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. His narrative paintings are rendered utilizing Old Master techniques but with a timeless and avant-garde contemporary vision.