Oluf Braren (25 February 1787 – 22 March 1839) was a painter of naïve art from the north Frisian island of Föhr.

Aged 19 years, Braren became a teacher on the neighbouring island of Sylt after having educated himself in private study.

There he began an affair with Ing Peter Matzen, a woman from the nearby hamlet of Hedehusum.

That relationship lasted for about seven years and spawned two children while Braren's marriage remained without child.

[2] When it eventually became public, Braren lost his employment and was posted to Toftum to work as an auxiliary teacher—at a third of a regular teacher's salary.