Han Krug

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohannes "Han"•Krug
Used nameHan•Krug
Born21 December 1890 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died20 March 1977 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Dutch Han Krug attended training at the Academy of Art in The Hague. Later he traveled to the then Dutch East Indies and South Africa. He worked as a lithographer in various print media, and was an illustrator and decorator, before turning to painting. In the 1920s he contributed paintings to Ons Eigen Tijdschrift, the magazine of the Van Houten chocolate factories. He was also a co-founding member of the Association of Watercolor Artists in The Hague in 1955. Krug painted landscapes, beach and seascapes, and nature flowers in the impressionistic style.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Han Krug
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC