Carl von Hanno is today mostly known for having painted the image Unemployed (1933-34), which has stood as a symbol of contemporary art in the middle of the war. While creating a gloomy picture of social inequalities, von Hanno points out with an aesthetically beautiful workmanship; The combination of cubism and fashion artist makes him unique in Norwegian art history.

Von Hanno grew up in a bourgeois family with versatile art interests and was already registered as a 13-year-old at the Norwegian School of Crafts and Art Industry School (SHKS) evening school. In the fall of 1918 he was attacked by the Spanish sickness and spent one year at Rikshospitalet. Shortly thereafter, he was hit by the tram and set back for the rest of ...