- Erik Werenskiold
Erik Theodor Werenskiold (
11 February ,1855 –23 November ,1938 ) was a Norwegian painter andillustrator . He is especially known for his drawings for the
Asbjørnsen and Moe collection ofNorske Folkeeventyr , and hisillustration s for the Norwegian edition of theSnorri Sturlason "Heimskringla ".Erik Werenskiold was born in
Eidskog and grew up inKongsvinger , and he started his studies in 1872. Based on advice from the painterAdolph Tidemand , he attended a college for painters, and in the autumn of 1875 he went toMünich where he stayed for four years. Inspired by French paintings of nature and the naturalist movement, Werenskiold moved toParis in 1881 to continue his studies.In 1883 Werenskiold returned to Norway. He made several paintings of peasants in landscapes, as well as
portrait s of celebrities likeBjørnstjerne Bjørnson andHenrik Ibsen . Illustrations for Norwegian fairy tales had interested him since his time in Munich, and he now got the opportunity to illustrate Norwegian fairy tales together withTheodor Kittelsen .External links
* [http://www.o-vaering.no/filer/vaering.no/ImageList.asp?stat=&keywordid=&q=werenskiold&columns=5&rows=5&update=Oppdat%E9r Paintings by Erik and Dagfin Werenskiold in the O. Væring archive]
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