Halfdan Johnsen Egedius was born in Drammen in Buskerud county and grew up in Christiania (now Oslo). His interest in painting and illustration began at the age of 5 and he showed exceptional artistic abilities early. He attended art school from the age of 9 at the school of art of Knud Bergslien, where he was a pupil from 1886 to 1889. In 1891 he was a pupil of Erik Werenskiold, and from 1891 to 1892 he studied at the Arts and Crafts School in Christiania. In 1894 he attended the Harriet Backer art school. During spring 1896, he was a student of Kristian Zahrtmann in Copenhagen. From the age of 15 he began painting the landscape of Telemark.[3]
Professionally known as Halfdan Johnsen Egedius, he was active from the age of 16 until his premature death at the age of 21. In his short life he managed to create several Norwegian masterpieces in a variety of styles. He is best known for his illustrations of the Heimskringla in a style inspired by Werenskiold.[4]
Egedius became ill during a summer stay in Telemark in 1898, and after relapsing before Christmas, was hospitalized in Christiania, where he died in February 1899, not yet 22 years old. The cause of death was actinomycosis, a bacterial infection that attacked the internal organs. He was buried in the churchyard at Vestre Aker. Fifty years after his death, a memorial stone was erected.
Gallery
Portrait of Mari Clasen (oil on canvas, 1895)
Illustration for St. Olaf's Saga, Heimskringla (1897)
Illustration for Saga of Magnus the Good, Heimskringla (1898)
Illustration for Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, Heimskringla (1897)
Illustration for St. Olaf's Saga, Heimskringla (1899).
Illustration for Fridtjof Nansen's Fram over Polhavet: den norske polarfærd 1893-1896 (1897)
Summer's Eve (1893)
Fra Vågå (1894)
References
^Halfdan Egedius/utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
^Halfdan Egedius ( Frode Ernst Haverkamp. Store norske leksikon)
^Art Encyclopedia. The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art
MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image repository) illustrations by Halfdan Egedius from Kongesagaer. Clicking on the thumbnail will give you the full image and information concerning it.
May 08, 2023
halfdan, egedius, 1877, february, 1899, norwegian, painter, illustrator, 1895, contents, biography, gallery, references, sources, external, linksbiography, edithalfdan, johnsen, egedius, born, drammen, buskerud, county, grew, christiania, oslo, interest, paint. Halfdan Egedius May 5 1877 February 2 1899 was a Norwegian painter and illustrator 1 2 Halfdan Egedius in 1895 Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography EditHalfdan Johnsen Egedius was born in Drammen in Buskerud county and grew up in Christiania now Oslo His interest in painting and illustration began at the age of 5 and he showed exceptional artistic abilities early He attended art school from the age of 9 at the school of art of Knud Bergslien where he was a pupil from 1886 to 1889 In 1891 he was a pupil of Erik Werenskiold and from 1891 to 1892 he studied at the Arts and Crafts School in Christiania In 1894 he attended the Harriet Backer art school During spring 1896 he was a student of Kristian Zahrtmann in Copenhagen From the age of 15 he began painting the landscape of Telemark 3 Professionally known as Halfdan Johnsen Egedius he was active from the age of 16 until his premature death at the age of 21 In his short life he managed to create several Norwegian masterpieces in a variety of styles He is best known for his illustrations of the Heimskringla in a style inspired by Werenskiold 4 Egedius became ill during a summer stay in Telemark in 1898 and after relapsing before Christmas was hospitalized in Christiania where he died in February 1899 not yet 22 years old The cause of death was actinomycosis a bacterial infection that attacked the internal organs He was buried in the churchyard at Vestre Aker Fifty years after his death a memorial stone was erected Gallery Edit Portrait of Mari Clasen oil on canvas 1895 Illustration for St Olaf s Saga Heimskringla 1897 Illustration for Saga of Magnus the Good Heimskringla 1898 Illustration for Saga of Olaf Tryggvason Heimskringla 1897 Illustration for St Olaf s Saga Heimskringla 1899 Illustration for Fridtjof Nansen s Fram over Polhavet den norske polarfaerd 1893 1896 1897 Summer s Eve 1893 Fra Vaga 1894 References Edit Halfdan Egedius utdypning Store norske leksikon Halfdan Egedius Frode Ernst Haverkamp Store norske leksikon Art Encyclopedia The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art Egedius North December 4 2005Sources EditWalther Halvorsen Halfdan Egedius Gyldendal 1914 Oistein Parmann Halfdan Egedius liv og verk Dreyer Oslo 1990 ISBN 82 09 01753 5External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halfdan Egedius Works by Halfdan Egedius at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Halfdan Egedius at Internet Archive MyNDIR My Norse Digital Image repository illustrations by Halfdan Egedius from Kongesagaer Clicking on the thumbnail will give you the full image and information concerning it Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halfdan Egedius amp oldid 1111182711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
