Terje Grøstad (16 December 1925 – 10 July 2011) was a Norwegian painter. graphic artist and illustrator.
Biography
He was born in
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
in Buskerud and lived in
Flatdal
Flatdal (lit. "Flat valley") is a village, parish and valley in the municipality of Seljord in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The lake Flatsjå has been partly drained to gain more land for agriculture.
Among notable people from Flatdal are painte ...
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 ...
from the 1950s.
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 ...
(1945) where he trained under Karl Høgberg.
He was a student at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Per Krohg (1947–50). He made his debut in 1948 at the Larvik Kunstforening.
He painted
altar piece
An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting o ...
s in churches including at
Havøysund Church
Havøysund Church ( no, Havøysund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Havøysund on the island of Havøya. It is one of the churches for th ...
and
Tana Church
Tana Church ( no, Tana kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rustefjelbma. It is the main church for the Tana parish which is part of the ...
and at Brevik Church.
Books illustrated by him (using
woodcut
Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts. Areas that ...
technique) include ''Aust or Markom'' (1968 edition of
Sven Moren
Sven Moren (24 October 1871 – 14 December 1938) was a Norwegian farmer, poet, story writer, playwright, children's writer, organizer and politician for the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party.
Personal life
Moren was born in Trysil as th ...
's book from 1909), '' Dølen'' (1971–1972 reprint of Aasmund O. Vinje's magazine originally issued from 1858 to 1870), ''Den fjerde nattevakt'' (1972 edition of
Johan Falkberget
Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Life and career
Johan Falkberget was born on the Lillebakken farm in the Rugl ...
's novel) and ''Vann av klippen'' (2007,
Eyvind Skeie
Eyvind Skeie (born 5 November 1947) is a Norwegian priest and author.Eyvind Skeie in
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 establishe ...
King's Medal of Merit
The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...