Gustav Vigeland

Gustav Vigeland ( born April 11, 1869 in Mandal, Vest-Agder county, † March 12, 1943 in Oslo) was probably the most important sculptors in Norway.

Life and work

Vigeland's naturalistic works were influenced by Auguste Rodin. As a youth he served an apprenticeship as a wood carver. He received a further embodiment of the sculptor Brynjulf ​​Bergslien.

The magistrate of Oslo received the rights to the sculptures of the artist and came up with in exchange for the livelihood of the artist. In Oslo there is a monumental figure in the group Frognerpark with the Vigeland Sculpture Park. The main theme of the park is the human life cycle. The facility was built in the years 1924-1943 and contains 212 figures, including 58 bronze figures on a bridge, including the famous Sinnataggen ( "the little stubborn "), an angry aufstampfendes with the foot and a small child out of 121 stone figures formed 17 m high column of granite, called Monolitten.

Vigeland designed in 1902 and the Nobel Peace Prize medal.

In the south of Frognerparks in the Nobel gate 32 is the former studio of the sculptor, which now houses the Vigeland Museum displays sketches and sculptures.

Gustav Vigeland in Berlin

A study trip led Gustav Vigeland in 1895 to Berlin. During his nearly four -month stay he met in the wine bar The Black Piglet on a number of German, Polish and Scandinavian artists, among them Stanislaw Przybyszewski and Edvard Munch, with whom he was friends. Both he made portrait busts, which have not survived. The only surviving work from his time in Berlin is the figure "De nedbøyde ".

From Berlin Vigeland traveled to Florence.