Oluf Wold-Torne

Oluf Wold-Torne (7 November 1867, Son - 19 March, 1919, Oslo) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and designer; known primarily for landscapes and still-lifes. His work was heavily influenced by Cézanne.

His father was in the timber business, but went bankrupt and died before Oluf was born. He grew up in Hølen, where his step-father owned a general store. In 1887, after displaying some artistic talent, his relatives sent him for his first art lessons at the Royal Drawing School in Oslo, where he studied with Eilif Peterssen and Erik Werenskiold. Two years later, he enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, but was dissatisfied with the program there, so he enrolled at a private school run by Kristian Zahrtmann.

In 1893, he travelled to Paris with his friend, Thorvald Erichsen, and studied with Fernand Cormon and Alfred Philippe Roll. He then lived in Florence for a year from 1895 to 1896. In 1897, he designed currency for the Norges Bank. He had his first major exhibit in 1899 at the Høstutstillingen.

In 1910, together with Henrik Sørensen, Arne Kavli and Erichsen, he was one of the founding members of the "Kunstnerforbundet", a privately owned gallery for contemporary art. From 1912 until 1917, he was a teacher at the Royal Drawing School. He died of pneumonia in 1919.

His wife was the painter and textile artist, Christine Laache (1867-1946), daughter of the Bishop of Trondheim, Nils Jacob Laache. Together, they created designs for porcelain, stained glass, stationery, jewelry and many other items.

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