Knut Olavson Mevasstaul (1785–1862) was a Norwegian
rose painter (''norsk rosemaler'').
He was from
Kviteseid in
Telemark
Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
, Norway. He was trained in the decorative folk art of
Rosemaling in the traditional style of
Vest-Telemark in
Upper Telemark
Upper Telemark ( no, Øvre Telemark) is a Norwegian region comprising the inland of the traditional district Telemark in Vestfold og Telemark county. More than two thirds of the total area of Telemark, or above 10,000 square kilometres, belong to ...
. The Telemark style of decorative, ornamental painting is commonly asymmetrical with motives of leaves and blooming flowers that are varied and irregular. His festive, richly designed rococo vines and fine rolling marbling are found in a variety of room decorations in Telemark, including in
Morgedal
Morgedal is a village in the municipality of Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway. The village gas been described as the "cradle of skiing".
Morgedal, Norway is a village whose most famous residents were Sondre Norheim, known to be the father of modern sk ...
and
Seljord. Many of his works have been retained, both complete painted rooms as well as smaller objects such as
chests.
References
Related reading
*Ellingsgard, Nils (1999) ''Norsk rosemåling – Dekorativ måling i folkekunsten'' (Oslo, Det norske samlaget)
External links
Rosemåling Historikk
1785 births
1862 deaths
People from Kviteseid
Folk artists
19th-century Norwegian painters
Norwegian male painters
19th-century Norwegian male artists
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