Gustav Vigeland’s Sculpture Park-Oslo.(19).

 

 

Gustav Vigeland-Sculptor-11/4/1869 - 12/3/1943

 Gustav Vigeland was born at Mandal, his father was a master joiner.  As a boy he showed an aptitude for drawing & woodcarving. As a result he was apprenticed as a woodcarver. From 1892 to 1902 he travelled & studied widely; then devoted himself to the sculptures in the ‘Frogner Grounds’ ( the Vigeland Park ).  A splendid collection of art of people of  all ages, showing his great skill.