Chrix Dahl
Chrix Dahl | |
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Born | Christian Axel Dahl 5 January 1906 Kristiania, Norway (now Oslo) |
Died | 16 June 1994 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Painter and illustrator |
Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Chrix Dahl (5 January 1906 – 16 June 1994) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator.[1]
Biography
Christian Axel Dahl was born in
artium at Frogner School. He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (1924–25) under Eivind Nielsen, at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Axel Revold and Halfdan Strøm (1925–27) and under Olaf Willums
(1929–32).
Dahl traveled through southern Europe, including Venice in 1929.[2][3]
He made his exhibition debut at Blomqvist in Oslo during 1930. Dahl was a teacher at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1945 to 1974. He was a member of the Norske Grafikere, serving as secretary 1938-46 and as chairman 1946-53. He was a board member of the Oslo Kunstforening and board member of the Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo 1946-57. His illustrations include books by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Henrik Wergeland, Mark Twain, Jules Verne and Stefan Zweig.[4]
In 1979, Dahl was made a Knight 1st Class in the
National Gallery of Norway including Napolitansk gårdsrom, Piazzale Mercato (1932), På broen (1932), Gjøglerfamilie (1933) and Selvportrett (1933).[5][6]
References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Sidsel Helliesen. "Chrix Dahl". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Chrix Dahl". Katalog til jubileumsutstillingen 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Helliesen, Sidsel. "Chrix Dahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Ullern kirkegård". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Sidsel Helliesen. "Chrix Dahl". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.