Norwegian illustrators

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Chapters: Theodor Kittelsen, Turi Widerøe, Erik Werenskiold, Harald Damsleth, Gerhard Munthe, Kim Hiorthøy, Thorbjørn Egner, Frithjof Sælen, Karine Haaland, Finn Havrevold, Dagny Tande Lid, Eldar Vågan, Olaf Gulbransson, Alf Næsheim, Jan Valentin Sæther, Stella East, Axel Revold, Andreas Bloch, Gudmund Stenersen, Arne Taraldsen, Håkon Stenstadvold, Øyvind Torseter, Gunnar Bratlie, Svein Nyhus, Halfdan Egedius, Erik Egeland, Salo Grenning, Thoralf Klouman, Henry Imsland, Finn Graff, Odd Børretzen, Emanuel Mohn, Tor Bomann-Larsen, Ragnvald Blix, Arne Wold, Ellen Auensen, Johan Vestly, Paul Lorck Eidem, Hilde Marstrander, Karl Erik Harr, Kristen Holbø, Åshild Irgens, Thorolf Holmboe, Fam Ekman, Roar Hagen, Kjersti Scheen, Tonje Strøm, Egil Nyhus, Henning Engelsen, Vivian Zahl Olsen, Iver Jåks, Hans Normann Dahl, Per Elvestuen, Inger Giskeødegård, Hallvard Skauge, Gustav Lærum, Inge Grødum, Siri Dokken, Kaare Bratung, Stian Hole, Gösta Hammarlund, Bjørn Ousland, Finn Hald, Ulf Aas, Lars Jorde, Omar Andréen, Olaf Krohn, Borghild Rud, Anders Bjørgaard. Excerpt: Theodor Severin Kittelsen (April 27, 1857 - January 21, 1914) was a Norwegian artist. He is one of the most popular artists in Norway. Kittelsen became famous for his nature paintings, as well as for his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls. Kittelsen was born in the coastal town of Kragerø in Telemark county, Norway. His father died at an early age, leaving a wife and eight children in straightened circumstances. Theodor was only 11 years old when he was apprenticed to a watchmaker. When at the age of 17 his talent was discovered by Diderich Maria Aall, he became a pupil at Wilhelm von Hanno's drawing school in Christiania (now Oslo). Because of generous financial support by Aall he later studied in Munich. However, in 1879 Diderich Aall could no longer manage to support him, so Kittelsen had to earn his money as a draftsman for German newspapers and magazines. In 1882 Kittelsen was granted a state scholarship to study in Paris. In 1887 he returned to Norway for good. When back in Norway, he found nature to be a great inspiration. He spent the next two years in Lofoten where he lived with his sister and brother-in-law at Skomvær Lighthouse. Kittelsen also started to write texts to his drawings here. Theodor Kittelsen and his family settled in a home and artist studio which he called Lauvlia near Prestfoss during 1899. Kittelsen spent his best artistic years here. During this period, Kittelsen was hired to illustrate Norwegian Folktales (Norwegian: Norske Folkeeventyr) by the Norwegian folklore collector Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. In 1908 he was made Knight of the The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. However, he was forced to sell and leave Lauvlia in 1910 as his health began to fail. He was granted an artist's stipend in 1911 but died a broken man in 1914. Kittelsen's style could be classified between Neo-Romantic and naive painting. As a national artist he is highly respected and well known in Norway, but doesn't receive