Brynjulf Bergslien

Brynjulf Larsen Bergslien (12 November 1830 – 19 September 1898) was a noted Norwegian sculptor. [1]

Brynjulf Bergslien
Statue of King Charles XIV John at Slottsplassen

Background

Bergslien was born in Voss in Hordaland county, Norway. He was a son of Lars Bergeson Bergslien and Kirsten Knutsdotter Gjelle. He was a brother of noted painter and master artist Knud Bergslien. In 1861 he married Johanne Christine Tønnesen (1842–1930).[2]

Career

He studied under Jens Adolf Jerichau and Herman Wilhelm Bissen in Copenhagen between 1853 and 1861. In 1861 he settled in Kristiania (now Oslo) where he ran his own engraving workshop. Bergslien also operated an artist's training studio. Among his students were Sigvald Asbjornsen and Gustav Vigeland.

He sculpted several prominently placed statues in Oslo, including that of King Charles John of Norway and Sweden (1875) at Slottsplassen in front of the Royal Palace. He was also noted for the statue of f Henrik Wergeland (1881) at Eidsvolls plass . Other notable statues include that of Peter Christian Asbjørnsen (1891) at St. Hanshaugen Park. [3]

Bergslien Park

Brynjulf Bergslien and Knud Bergslien were the uncles of painter and sculptor Nils Bergslien. Monuments honoring the three famous Bergslien artists now exist in Bergslien Park located in Voss, Hordaland, Norway.[4]

References
  1. "Nils Nilsen Bergslien". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. Alfsen, Glenny. "Brynjulf Bergslien". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Brynjulf Bergslien". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  4. The path-breaking cotter boys of Norwegian national art (Bergsliparken)
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