Hugo Wathne (25 September 1932 – 6 September 2017) was a Norwegian sculptor and art instructor.

Biography

Hugo Frank Wathne was born in Stavanger, Norway to Frank Ingolf Wathne and Birgit Rosenvold. His father was a painter and glass artist. Wathne was first a student of sculptor Magnus Vigrestad. 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 (''Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo'', KHiO). ...

(''Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole'') in Oslo (1949–54) and the

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'') in Oslo under

Per Palle Storm Per Palle Storm (1 December 1910 – 6 January 1994) was a Danish-born Norwegian sculptor and professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. Biography He was born in Copenhagen and was raised in Argentina. He was the son of Hans Pet ...

(1954–57) and Per Krohg (1957-58). He trained in

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under Gottfred Eickhoff (1959) and attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere in

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(1965–66). He was awarded the Stavanger bys kulturstipend (1956), Schäffers legat (1957); Statens reisestipend (1957); Lorch-Schives legat (1962); Rolf Stenersens legat (1968) and Bærum kommunes kulturstipend (1977). He conducted study trips to study trips Sweden,

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and

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. He is represented at the

National Gallery of Norway The National Gallery ( no, Nasjonalgalleriet) is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. , the admission cost is 100 Norwegian kroner. History It was establish ...

with the sculpture ''Inntrykk fra en reise'' from 1981. Among his other works are ''Brevduen'' (1970) and ''Akrobatfamilie'' (1971). ademi He was an art instructor in sculpture at Vestlandets kunstakademi in Bergen 1969-70, in ceramics at Bergen kunsthåndverkskole 1971-72 and taught at Kunstskolen in Rogaland from 1978. In 2009, he was awarded the ''Ingeborg og Per Palle Storms ærespris''. The prize was granted jointly with

Bård Breivik Bård Breivik (23 November 1948 – 10 January 2016) was a Norwegian sculptor and art instructor. Biography He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Thomas Breivik and Sissel Søyland. His father Thomas Breivik (1923-1999) was a not ...

(1948–2016) for their significant effort for Norwegian figurative art. Hugo Wathne died during 2017 at Stavanger.

Personal life

He was shortly married from 1950 until 1951 to writer and actress

Berit Brænne Berit Winge Brænne (18 September 1918 – 6 September 1976) was a Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter. Personal life She was born in Aker, a daughter of architect Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge, and sister of actress Randi ...

(1918–1976).

References

External links

Hugo Wathne website

Other sources

Fredrik Koch (2008
Hugo: Hugo Wathnes kunst
(Mosaikk forlag) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wathne, Hugo 1932 births 2017 deaths Artists from Stavanger Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian sculptors Norwegian educators