Moe studied with sculptor
Julius Middelthun in
Christiania, and later at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in
Copenhagen, and eventually settled in Denmark, becoming a naturalized Danish citizen in 1919. He is best known for his many book illustrations. He illustrated classical works as well as fairytales and children's books. He was also a graphic artist, and several of his works had decadent erotic motifs, such as naked women with monsters or animals. Among his paintings are
Portrettgruppe (portrait group) from 1887,
Jætteætt (1888),
Bondepige fra Norges Vestkyst (farmer girl from the West Coast of Norway) from 1891, and
Drageoffer (Dragon victim) from 1894. Moe's illustrations of classical literature include an 1898 edition of
Saxo Grammaticus' , the
Old Norse Poetic Edda, and works by
Johan Herman Wessel and
Ludvig Holberg. Among his mythological works is the illustration of Tvermose-Thyregod's
Oldemoders Fortælling om Nordens Guder (Great-grandmother's story of Norse Gods) (1890),
Ragnarok. En Billeddigtning from 1929, and
Valkyrjen from 1931. Moe delivered illustrations to the children's magazine
Magne and the weekly magazine
Norsk Ukeblad for many years. Moe is represented in the
National Gallery in Oslo, the
Danish Museum of Art & Design in Copenhagen and in
Rasmus Meyers Samlinger in
Bergen, and a
Louis Moe Gallery has been established in Vrådal. He was decorated Knight of the
Order of the Dannebrog in 1931. He died in Copenhagen in 1945. ==References==