Hans Rasmus Astrup dies at 82
Former Fearnleys owner and art collector passes away peacefully.
The Norwegian former head and and owner of Norwegian shipbroker, Fearnleys, has died at the age of 82. The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, which he founded, said Astrup died peacefully.
Astrup was educated as a lawyer before he took over the family business firm Fearnley & Eger Befragtningsforretning, which his great-great-grandfather Thomas Fearnley founded in 1869, and he became the sole owner of what is now Fearnleys in 1972.
Astrup never married or had children and transferred ownership of Astrup Fearnley Group to the Hans Rasmus Astrup Foundation in 2014, meaning its profits supported the art lover’s museum and other causes.
