- Ingebrigt Vik
Ingebrigt Vik (
5 March 1867 –22 March 1927 ) was a Norwegiansculptor born inØystese .Vik is regarded as one of Norway's greatest sculptors. He grew up in
Øystese and began as a wood carver in his father's factory. He then trained as an artist inCopenhagen andParis . Many of his works still stand in the centre of Øystese. Some of Vik's best works are in theNational Gallery of Norway , such as "Ung Pike" (1903) and "Ynglingen" (1913). In the theatre gardens inBergen there is his statue of the composerEdvard Grieg (1915) in bronze.
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