Herman Willoch
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Herman Willoch was a Norwegian painter.
He was born in Lindås
as the son of vicar Christian Abel Isaachsen, a grandson of Isaach Isaachsen
. He was the cousin of Odd Isaachsen Willoch
.
He studied under Pola Gauguin
at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
. He worked mainly with fresco
es, decorating the city hall in Sandvika
.
He was born in Lindås
Lindås
Lindås is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-Background:The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lindås on 1 March 1879. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910...
as the son of vicar Christian Abel Isaachsen, a grandson of Isaach Isaachsen
Isaach Isaachsen
Isaach Isaachsen was a Norwegian politician.He was born in 1774 as the son of wealthy businessman Daniel Isaachsen and his first wife Christiane Hedvig Christensen. He married a Hedevig Elisabeth Hansen. He was the brother of Peder and Daniel Otto Isaachsen.His son Daniel became a jurist...
. He was the cousin of Odd Isaachsen Willoch
Odd Isaachsen Willoch
Odd Isaachsen Willoch was a Norwegian naval officer who commanded one of the two coastal defence ships defending Narvik during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.-Personal life:...
.
He studied under Pola Gauguin
Pola Gauguin
Pola Gauguin was a Norwegian/Danish painter, art critic and biographer. He was born in Paris and grew up in Copenhagen, lived in Oslo from 1912, and settled in Copenhagen from 1949. He was the son of Paul Gauguin, and a brother of Jean René Gauguin. He married Ingrid Blehr in 1910, and was the...
at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
The Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts is a Norwegian university offering studies in the areas of specialization painting, photography / video / film, digital art, sound art, sculpture, installation, performance art, and art theory.-History:...
. He worked mainly with fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es, decorating the city hall in Sandvika
Sandvika
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is...
.