Karl Edvard Diriks - Desemberdag ved Drøbak - Nasjonalmuseet - NG.M.00422

Edvard Diriks (1855– 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 (1775–1837) and a nephew of maritime officer and lighthouse director Carl Frederik Diriks (1814–1895). He began to study in Germany where he became acquainted with Norwegian and German painters Christian Krohg, Hans Gude, Frits Thaulow and Max Klinger.