Ingebrigt Vik
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Ingebrigt Vik was a Norwegian
sculptor. Vik is regarded as having been one of Norway's greatest sculptors.
Ingebrigt Vik was born in in the village of Øystese
in Hordaland
county, Norway. He grew up in Øystese
and began as a wood carver in his father's factory. He then trained as an artist in Copenhagen
. In 1903 he moved to Paris and attended Académie Colarossi
.
Some of Vik's best works are in the National Gallery of Norway
, such as Ung Pike (1903) and Ynglingen (1913). In the theatre gardens in Bergen
there is his statue of the composer Edvard Grieg
(1915) in bronze. His statue of Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel
was first shown publicly at the Autumn Exhibition in 1904. It stands today in front of Niels Henrik Abel's house at the University of Oslo
. Many of his works stand in the Ingebrigt Vik Museum.
. When Ingebrigt Vik died in 1927, he bequeathed his artistic production, totaling over one hundred sculptures, to his home district. The collection consists of work in terracotta, plaster, marble and bronze. The building was designed by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker (1875-1971) and was inaugurated in 1934. The museum is currently part of Hardanger and Voss museum, an organization of museums in Hordaland
County, Norway.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sculptor. Vik is regarded as having been one of Norway's greatest sculptors.
Ingebrigt Vik was born in in the village of Øystese
Øystese
Øystese is a village located at the Hardangerfjord in Kvam municipality, Norway, about 7 kilometres east of Norheimsund. Riksvei 7 passes through. In 2004 Øystese had a population of 1641.-External links:* *...
in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway. He grew up in Øystese
Øystese
Øystese is a village located at the Hardangerfjord in Kvam municipality, Norway, about 7 kilometres east of Norheimsund. Riksvei 7 passes through. In 2004 Øystese had a population of 1641.-External links:* *...
and began as a wood carver in his father's factory. He then trained as an artist in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. In 1903 he moved to Paris and attended Académie Colarossi
Académie Colarossi
The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor Filippo Colarossi. First located on the Île de la Cité, it moved in the 1870s to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France....
.
Some of Vik's best works are in the National Gallery of Norway
National Gallery of Norway
The National Gallery of Norway is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...
, such as Ung Pike (1903) and Ynglingen (1913). In the theatre gardens in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
there is his statue of the composer Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
(1915) in bronze. His statue of Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...
was first shown publicly at the Autumn Exhibition in 1904. It stands today in front of Niels Henrik Abel's house at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. Many of his works stand in the Ingebrigt Vik Museum.
Ingebrigt Vik Museum
Ingebrigt Vik Museum is an art museum in the village of ØysteseØystese
Øystese is a village located at the Hardangerfjord in Kvam municipality, Norway, about 7 kilometres east of Norheimsund. Riksvei 7 passes through. In 2004 Øystese had a population of 1641.-External links:* *...
. When Ingebrigt Vik died in 1927, he bequeathed his artistic production, totaling over one hundred sculptures, to his home district. The collection consists of work in terracotta, plaster, marble and bronze. The building was designed by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker (1875-1971) and was inaugurated in 1934. The museum is currently part of Hardanger and Voss museum, an organization of museums in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
County, Norway.