Thømt was born in Askim,[2] the son of Karl P. Thømt and Julie Nygaard Thømt.[1] He was responsible for decorating many Norwegian churches. Thømt specialized in decorative frescoes that were often inspired by Norwegian folk art, but the colors in Thømt's frescoes were usually far more subdued and the number of colors more limited than seen in folk art.[citation needed]
He was apprenticed to the decorative painter Wilhelm Krogh in Oslo from 1897 to 1900. From 1900 to 1903 he studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo under Oscar Wergeland, Wilhelm Krogh, Asmund Stray, and Eivind Nielsen. In 1903 he studied at the Royal and Imperial State Trade School in Vienna, and around 1907 he spent time studying in Finland and Denmark. He also made many study trips to other European countries.[citation needed]
Thømt was awarded a scholarship from the Houen Fund for artistic decorative painting three times. In 1903, he received the state artisans' scholarship.[1] He married Inga Kristin Jødahl in 1906.[1]
He worked as a decorative painter in Oslo from 1910 onward and had his own studio for stained glass and electric glass making. He founded and headed the School of Norwegian Ornamental Art (Norwegian: Skolen for norsk prydkunst) and was also teacher for some time at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.[2] In Oslo he carried out many church ornamentation projects, including at Saint Mark's Church, Kampen Church, and Bekkelaget Church—his own parish church. Around 1915 he was commissioned to decorate the Main Building of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology at Gløshaugen in Trondheim. He also decorated private homes in Oslo and Trondheim, but the largest share of his works were frescoes and stained glass in various churches. The decoration of Ålesund Church is considered one of his major accomplishments.[1] The first part of this project, the brown and yellow frieze in the chancel, was completed in 1918. The frescoes on the chancel vault itself and the west wall were executed between 1918 and 1928, and stylistically blend Art Nouveau with Arts and Crafts.[3] In 1938 he started working on the stained glass in the large windows in the church's nave. These were installed in 1946.[4]
^ abWaterloo Normannsen, Sølvi. 2010. Klart for nye blikk på gamle skatter. UA (September 6).
^Lee, Phil. 2012. The Rough Guide to Norway. London: Rough Guides Ltd., p. 254.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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enevold, thømt, martin, june, 1878, june, 1958, norwegian, decorative, painter, martin, born, 1878, june, 1878askimdiedjune, 1958, 1958, aged, oslonationalitynorwegianknown, forpainternotable, workÅlesund, churchspouseinga, kristin, jødahllife, work, editthømt. Martin Enevold Thomt June 8 1878 June 21 1958 was a Norwegian decorative painter 1 Martin Enevold ThomtBorn 1878 06 08 June 8 1878AskimDiedJune 21 1958 1958 06 21 aged 80 OsloNationalityNorwegianKnown forPainterNotable workAlesund ChurchSpouseInga Kristin JodahlLife and work EditThomt was born in Askim 2 the son of Karl P Thomt and Julie Nygaard Thomt 1 He was responsible for decorating many Norwegian churches Thomt specialized in decorative frescoes that were often inspired by Norwegian folk art but the colors in Thomt s frescoes were usually far more subdued and the number of colors more limited than seen in folk art citation needed He was apprenticed to the decorative painter Wilhelm Krogh in Oslo from 1897 to 1900 From 1900 to 1903 he studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo under Oscar Wergeland Wilhelm Krogh Asmund Stray and Eivind Nielsen In 1903 he studied at the Royal and Imperial State Trade School in Vienna and around 1907 he spent time studying in Finland and Denmark He also made many study trips to other European countries citation needed Thomt was awarded a scholarship from the Houen Fund for artistic decorative painting three times In 1903 he received the state artisans scholarship 1 He married Inga Kristin Jodahl in 1906 1 He worked as a decorative painter in Oslo from 1910 onward and had his own studio for stained glass and electric glass making He founded and headed the School of Norwegian Ornamental Art Norwegian Skolen for norsk prydkunst and was also teacher for some time at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry 2 In Oslo he carried out many church ornamentation projects including at Saint Mark s Church Kampen Church and Bekkelaget Church his own parish church Around 1915 he was commissioned to decorate the Main Building of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology at Gloshaugen in Trondheim He also decorated private homes in Oslo and Trondheim but the largest share of his works were frescoes and stained glass in various churches The decoration of Alesund Church is considered one of his major accomplishments 1 The first part of this project the brown and yellow frieze in the chancel was completed in 1918 The frescoes on the chancel vault itself and the west wall were executed between 1918 and 1928 and stylistically blend Art Nouveau with Arts and Crafts 3 In 1938 he started working on the stained glass in the large windows in the church s nave These were installed in 1946 4 Thomt died in Oslo 1 Examples of Thomt s work Edit Main Building Norwegian University of Science and Technology Main Building Norwegian University of Science and Technology Alesund Church Bekkelaget ChurchReferences Edit a b c d e f Norsk kunstnerleksikon Enevold Thomt a b Waterloo Normannsen Solvi 2010 Klart for nye blikk pa gamle skatter UA September 6 Lee Phil 2012 The Rough Guide to Norway London Rough Guides Ltd p 254 Den norske kirke Kirkene i Alesund Archived from the original on 2015 02 14 Retrieved 2015 08 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enevold Thomt amp oldid 1088787982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
