Sigmund Aarseth: Norway Painted in Light and Color Bilingual English and Norwegian

Marit Aarseth

ISBN 10: 0976054140 / ISBN 13: 9780976054146

Published by Astri My Astri Publishing, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sigmund Aarseth: Norway Painted in Light and Color Bilingual English and Norwegian
• Publisher: Astri My Astri Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976054140
• ISBN 13: 9780976054146
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book is the culmination of 40 years of landscape and interior paintings of Sigmund Aarseth's genre paintings of Norway. He paints mostly alla prima or plein air throughout the countryside near his home in Valdres, Norway, or throughout Europe. His paintings plein air of open air museums which are one of Norway's most precious assets are some of his most valuable and beloved works. He paints quickly with large brushes and a sure hand which illuminates quick and beautifully his choice of season and the influence of old Norway in his work. His paintings range from lively florals with the beautiful old log houses and stabburs in the background, to the cold and icy winters with a log cottage, its grass topped roof filled with soft piled up snow and smoke curling from its chimney. The Norwegian who is lucky enough to experience this ambiance will love its chronicle in paint. The home-sick Scandinavian will love having this reminder of home on their coffee table to remind them of another age and another place when life was simpler, less hectic and more magical. An important book chronicling the history of Norway through one artist's eyes.

About the Author

Sigmund Aarseth was born in 1936 in a small town on the West coast of Norway, right before World War II. The War was an important influence on his child's mind. He has two brothers who are also both artists. He studied painting in Oslo after the war and was certified as a Master Painter. He and his wife, Ingebjorg moved to her home in Valdres and there they have created an oasis of early Norwegian log buildings and beautiful ambiance akin to that of Carl Larsson in Sweden. They have three children, Gudmund, Marit and Halldis. Halldis has three children, their grandchildren. All of them feature in Sigmund's paintings particularly around the home place in Valdres. Sigmund has been painting landscapes and the interiors of various buildings for over 40 years. His paintings are in major collections all over the world. He has also painted murals and decorations informed with a Scandianvian motif in countless interiors throughout Europe and the United States. Now 75, his paintings are very collectible and he is painting at the top of his game. His trips throughout Europe have results in many exception works, however, his best work seems to be when painting the genre scenes of Norway from the floral landscapes around his home to the cold expanses of mountain scenes in the fjord when he grew up.