The Norwegian painter Christian Krohg (1852–1925) was deeply engaged in social issues and had ambitions for the role of art in society. One of his aims was to create art that would captivate and galvanise a broader audience, an aspiration that motivated some of his most important works: Albertine to See the Police Surgeon, The Sick Girl, The Struggle for Existence and Tired.

The exhibition presents a cross-section of Krohg's entire career, with an emphasis on his paintings from the 1880s and 90s. Visitors will be able to see many of his best known pictures, brought together for the first time since the National Gallery's major presentation of his work in 1987.