Early Life and Education Ludvig Karsten was born on May 8, 1876, in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, to Hans Heinrich Karsten, a builder, and Ida Susanne Pfützenreuter. He came from a creative family; his siblings included designer Marie Karsten and architect Heinrich Joachim Sebastian Karsten. Karsten began drawing lessons at the age of 13, demonstrating an early aptitude for art. After graduating secondary school in 1895, he emba…