Aage Storstein
Illustration — Stained glass behind the altar in Bodø Cathedral was designed by the artist Aage Storstein Aage Storstein (26 July 1900 – 7 May 1983) was a Norwegian artist. Aage Storstein was born in Stavanger in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Storstein studied in Paris at Academie Ranson, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and Academie Colarossi during 1920 and 1921, and in 1926 under Henrik Sørensen and Per Krohg.
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Aage Storstein
Illustrert Norsk kunstner leksikon · Public domain
- Born
- 1900 · Stavanger.
- Died
- 1983 · Oslo.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- painter · professor
- Education
- Académie de la Grande Chaumière
- Honours
- Stavanger Aftenblads kulturpris · King's Medal of Merit in Gold
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Illustration — Stained glass behind the altar in Bodø Cathedral was designed by the artist Aage Storstein Aage Storstein (26 July 1900 – 7 May 1983) was a Norwegian artist. Aage Storstein was born in Stavanger in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Storstein studied in Paris at Academie Ranson, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and Academie Colarossi during 1920 and 1921, and in 1926 under Henrik Sørensen and Per Krohg.
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* About Aage Storstein's frescos at Oslo Town Hall ==Literature
He debuted at the Autumn Exhibition (Høstutstillingen) where his art was featured 12 times between 1924 and 1983. His exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Starting in 1946, Storstein taught art at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts with his students including Rolf Aamot, Halvdan Ljøsne and Gunnar S. Storstein won the 1938 competition for the decoration of the West Gallery in the Oslo City Hall which he completed for the official inauguration in 1950. He is represented in the Nasjonalgalleriet in Oslo, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Moderna Museet in Sweden, Rogaland Kunstmuseum in Stavanger, Bergen Billedgalleri and many other major art galleries.
Aage Storstein studied at Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Ivar Bjerknes is recorded as having studied under Aage Storstein. The recorded working language is Norwegian. Residence is recorded at Oslo Municipality. Work by Aage Storstein is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Distinctions recorded are Stavanger Aftenblads kulturpris and King's Medal of Merit in Gold.
• Ødegaard, Åse (1992) Aage Storstein. En billedbygger i norsk kunst (Oslo: BONYTT AS) • Ødegaard, Åse (2000) Et kunstverk blir til. Aage Storsteins fresker i Oslo Rådhus (Trondheim: Tapir Akademisk Forlag)
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