Gunnar Torvund
Gunnar Torvund (9 July 1948 – 14 October 2019) was a Norwegian sculptor.
Gunnar Torvund
- Name
- Gunnar Torvund
- Born
- 9 July 1948
- Birthplace
- Nærbø, Norway
- Died
- 14 October 2019
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- Ingeborg and Per Palle Storm's honorary award · Stavanger Aftenblads kulturpris
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Gunnar Torvund (9 July 1948 – 14 October 2019) was a Norwegian sculptor.
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Key facts
• Name — Gunnar Torvund • Born — 9 July 1948 • Birthplace — Nærbø, Norway • Died — 14 October 2019 • Relatives — Helge Torvund (brother) • Occupation — Sculptor
Personal life
Personal life
Torvund was born in Nærbø to electrician Martin Torvund and Inger Synnøve Risvold Helliesen, and he was a brother of poet Helge Torvund. After art studies in Copenhagen and Oslo, he settled in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark. He was married to painter Berit Marie Friestad from 1972 to 1990, and later lived with Kristine Brodersen.
Career
Career
His work is represented in the collections of National Gallery of Norway, the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, and at the Gothenburg Museum of Art. Among his more well known works are På flyplassen – eg skal heim from 1971, and Pubertet med belg from 1991, located at the Arendal hospital.
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Gunnar Torvund is recorded as having received Ingeborg and Per Palle Storm's honorary award and Stavanger Aftenblads kulturpris.
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1948
Gunnar Torvund born at Nærbø.
2019
Gunnar Torvund died.
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