Rolf Juell Gleditsch
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Rolf Juell Gleditsch was a Norwegian painter.
He was born in Vartdal
. He was a second cousin of Odd
, Ellen, Kristian
and Henry Gleditsch
, and a first cousin once removed of Kristen Gran Gleditsch
and Jens Gran Gleditsch
.
He studied in Stockholm
from 1910 to 1913 and in Paris under Othon Friesz
from 1919 to 1920. His main style was landscape paintings. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway
.
He was born in Vartdal
Vartdal
Vartdal is a former municipality in the current municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Sætre, which is also called Vartdal. The former municipality encompassed the northwestern part of present-day Ørsta, along the Vartdalsfjorden,...
. He was a second cousin of Odd
Odd Gleditsch, Sr.
Odd Gleditsch, Sr. was a Norwegian business entrepreneur. The founder of the paint company Jotun, he began as a paint distributor but then turned to manufacturing the paint himself. He was CEO of the company from 1926 to 1967.-Personal life:He was born in Sandefjord as a son of whaler Einar S...
, Ellen, Kristian
Kristian Gleditsch
Kristian Gleditsch, MBE was a Norwegian Mot Dag activist and geodesist.He was born in Tromsøysund as a son of headmaster Karl Kristian Gleditsch and Petra Birgitte Hansen . His family moved to Trondhjem and then Fredrikshald in 1905. From 1913 he lived with his sister Ellen Gleditsch...
and Henry Gleditsch
Henry Gleditsch
Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch was a Norwegian actor and theatre director.He was born in Kristiania. In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn....
, and a first cousin once removed of Kristen Gran Gleditsch
Kristen Gran Gleditsch
Kristen Gran Gleditsch was a Norwegian military officer and topographer.He was born in Overhalla as a son of dean Lars August Gleditsch . He was a brother of bishop Jens Gran Gleditsch, an uncle of Ellen, Kristian and Henry Gleditsch, and a first cousin once removed of Odd Gleditsch, Sr...
and Jens Gran Gleditsch
Jens Gran Gleditsch
Jens Gran Gleditsch was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch.Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1883 from the University of Oslo. He was a chaplain in Lista from 1887 until 1891...
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He studied in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
from 1910 to 1913 and in Paris under Othon Friesz
Othon Friesz
Achille-Émile Othon Friesz who later called himself just Othon Friesz , a native of Le Havre, was a French artist of the Fauvist movement....
from 1919 to 1920. His main style was landscape paintings. He is represented 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:...
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