Erik Werenskiold

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Erik Werenskiold was a prominent Norwegian painter and illustrator known for his naturalistic landscapes and influential illustrations of Norwegian folk tales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
illustrator
painter
child Dagfin Werenskiold
Werner Werenskiold
countryOfCitizenship Norway
dateOfBirth 1855-10-11
dateOfDeath 1938-11-23
educatedAt Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Académie Julian
ethnicGroup Norwegians
familyName Werenskiold
fieldOfWork illustration
painting
genre book illustration
landscape art
portrait art
givenName Erik
hasOccupation illustrator
painter
influenced Norwegian national romantic art
influencedBy French Naturalism
Realism
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
movement Naturalism
nativeLanguage Norwegian Bokmål
linked to: Bokmål
notableFor illustrations of Norwegian folk tales
naturalistic depictions of Norwegian rural life
notableWork En bondebegravelse
Eventyrillustrasjoner
Fra Telemark
Illustrations for Asbjørnsen and Moe’s fairy tales
Illustrations for Norwegian folk tales
Peasant portraits
Portrait of Arne Garborg
Portrait of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Portrait of Henrik Ibsen
Telemark landscapes
linked to: Telemark

The Peasant Parliament (Bondeparlamentet)
participantIn development of Norwegian national identity in art
placeOfBirth Eidskog
Hedmark
Norway
placeOfDeath Norway
Oslo
sexOrGender male
spouse Sofie Werenskiold
workLocation Munich
Oslo
Paris

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Hans Gude hasStudent Erik Werenskiold
Johan Fredrik Eckersberg notableStudent Erik Werenskiold