Arne Vinje Gunnerud (11 August 1930 – 25 April 2007) was a Norwegian sculptor.

Biography

Gunnerud was born in the Vika neighborhood of Oslo and grew up at

Drøbak Drøbak is a List of cities in Norway, town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Viken county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants. History Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its o ...

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. He was the son of Andreas Gunnerud (1879–1951) and Marie Victoria Vinje (1891–1996). He early artistic talent was first discovered by sculptor

Sigri Welhaven Sigri Welhaven (4 May 1894 – 20 December 1991) was a Norwegian artist and sculptor. Biography Welhaven was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Hjalmar Welhaven (1850–1922) and Margrethe Backer (1851–1940), ...

. He attended the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818. In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the A ...

(''Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole'') from 1947 to 1950. This was followed by attendance at

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts The Norwegian National Academy of Arts ( no, Statens kunstakademi) is a Norwegian Academy offering studies in the area of Fine Art. The Academy currently offers 3-year bachelor and 2-year MA programmes. The "Norwegian National Academy of the Arts" ...

(''Statens kunstakademi'') from 1951 to 1954 where he was instructed by

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. He debuted at the Autumn Exhibition (''Høstutstillingen'') in 1953. Among his works are the tree sculpture ''Midgardsormen'' from 1973, the bronze sculpture ''Vettløyse'' from 1978 (located in

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), ''Fenrisulven vil bryte seg løs'' from 1980 (in Tokyo), ''Soltreet'' (suntree) in

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from 1984 and ''Bacalhaujagt'' from 1996 (in

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). He also made the war memorial monument ''Pax'', raised at

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in 1997 in memory of the sinking of the prison ship '' Palatia'' in 1942.

References

1930 births 2007 deaths People from Frogn Artists from Oslo Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni 20th-century Norwegian sculptors Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal {{Norway-artist-stub