Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving
- Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving
The Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving is a style of figure carving. The figures are carved in large flat planes, created primarily using a carving knife. Tool marks are left in the carving and very little (if any) rounding or sanding is done.
Artisans
* Carl Johan Trygg (1877 – 1954)
* Carl Olaf Trygg (1910 – 1993)
* Nils Trygg (1914 – 1951)
* Lars Trygg
* Harley Refsal
* Axel Petersson Döderhultarn (1868 – 1925)
* Sverre Johnsen (1844 – 1939)
* H. S. "Andy" Anderson (1893 – 1960)
* Josef Oscar Sjògren (1883 – 1964)
* Herman Rosell
* Emil Janel
* Sven Gunnarsson (1909 – 1985)
* Urban Gunnarsson
* Martin Engseth (1903 – 1972)
* Bjarne Walle (1911 – 1989)
* Henning Engelsen (1918 – 2005)
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