Christian Backer-Owe

Christian Lauritz Backer-Owe was a Norwegian artist and printmaker.
He was born in Trondheim, and made his exhibition debut at Trondheim Kunstforening in 1944 before attending the Norwegian [National Academy of Fine Arts] from 1946 to 1948. He also studied under Fernand Léger in Paris in 1952.
Backer-Owe was first known as an autodidact jewel artist and miniature painter, later as a printmaker. In addition to his debut he had a separate exhibition at Kunstnerforbundet in 1978, and took part at Høstutstillingen in 1948, 1981, 1982 and 1984. His works have been bought by Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum and the Arts [Council Norway].
He resided at Hosle in Bærum. In the 1960s he was a minor ballot candidate for the Socialist [People's Party (Norway)|Socialist People's Party]. He died in February 2015.