Andreas Friis
Andreas Alexander Carl Johan Friis was a Danish painter. His work was part of the Art competitions at the [1932 Summer Olympics#Painting|painting event] in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was primarily a landscape painter.
Early life, family and education
Friis was born in Copenhagen, June 21, 1890. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1913.Later in 1913, he would study with Maurice Denis in Paris. During this time, Friis would become inspired by Cezanne, and Italian Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Raphael. Friis married Bodil Keller, daughter of Professor Christian Keller of the Keller Institute and Louise Amalie Fick, on 19 June 1918 in Brejning. In 1932, he went to Oslo to study frescoes.