Knud Bergslien

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Portrait of Knud Bergslien by Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, 1854

Knud Larsen Bergslien (15 May 1827 – 27 November 1908) was a Norwegian painter, art teacher and master artist. In his art, he frequently portrayed the lives of the Norwegian people, their history and heroes of the past. Bergslien is most associated with his historical paintings, especially Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the Mountain with the Royal Child.[1]

Background

Knud Larsen Bergslien was born in Voss, in Hordaland, Norway. His parents were Lars Bergeson Bergslien and Kirsten Knutsdotter Gjelle. Knud Bergslien was the brother of sculptor Brynjulf Bergslien and uncle of painter and sculptor Nils Bergslien. Monuments honoring the three famous Bergslien artists now exist in Bergslien park located in Voss, Hordaland.[2]

Career

Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the Mountain with the Royal Child. Painting located at the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, Oslo, Norway.

Knud Bergslien enlisted in the army when he was 18 years old, but his unusual gift for drawing was soon noticed. After having been a student at the artist Hans Reusch's school of drawing in Bergen, he continued his studies abroad. Bergslien studied in

Hans Fredrik Gude and Adolph Tidemand
.

Norwegian artist

Norwegian-American artists, Lars Jonson Haukaness, Carl L. Boeckmann and Herbjørn Gausta.[4]

Today, Bergslien is most associated with his historical paintings, especially Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the Mountain with the Royal Child (Norwegian: Birkebeinerne på Ski over Fjeldet med Kongsbarnet). His depiction of

King Haakon IV whose reign marked the end of the period known as the Civil war era in Norway.[5]

Bergslien was honored by the

National Gallery of Norway.[6]

Bergslien Art School students

Bergslien at his art academy. Drawn by Andreas Bloch
Monument in Voss to Knud Bergslien, his brother Brynjulf and his nephew Nils

Gallery

Portraits

Landscapes

  • Fjordbunn
    Fjordbunn
  • Nordnorsk fjordidyll
    Nordnorsk fjordidyll

References

  1. ^ "Knud Bergslien". Store norske leksikon.
  2. ^ "The path-breaking cotter boys of Norwegian national art (Bergsliparken)". vossnow.net. Archived from the original (JPG) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  3. ^ "Ragnvald Hjerlow". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mystery". inga-lami.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.
  5. ^ "Highlights of Norwegian History". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Bergslien, Knud". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]

Other sources

  • Dagestad, Magnus Dei tre Bergsli-kunstnarane (Classica Antikvariat.1945. Voss)

External links

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