Lars Utne

Lars Utne
Utne portrayed byChristian Krohg
Born	(1862-11-24)24 November 1862 Utne,Ullensvang,Norway
Died	8 August 1922(1922-08-08)(aged 59) Asker
Resting place	Vestre Gravlund
Occupation	Sculptor
Employer	Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry

Lars Utne(24 November 1862 – 8 August 1922) was a Norwegian sculptor. He decorated public buildings inBerlin,LeipzigandOslo,and worked as instructor at theNorwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.

Personal life

Lars Utne was born inUtneinUllensvangon 24 November 1862, a son of farmer and carpenter Jørund Amundsson Utne and Brita Jaastad. He was married twice, first to Elisabeth Christiane Semb, from 1887 to 1899, and second to Ragnhild Hafslo Qvam, from 1900.

Career

Utne trained with woodcarverLars Kinsarvikand sculptorMathias Skeibrok,and further studied in Paris andCopenhagen.

He was associated with the workshop ofOtto LessinginBerlin,and contributed to decorations of public buildings, including theReichstag buildingin Berlin, theBerlin Castle,and theReichsgerichtinLeipzig.From 1896 he settled inOslo.In Oslo he made decorations forNationaltheatret,theMuseum of Cultural History, Oslo,theNorwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design,the Ministry of Justice building, and the headquarter ofBank of Norway.He also designed a relief for the monument toHarald HardradainGamlebyen.

He lectured at theNorwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industryfrom 1903 until his death.

He is represented at theNational Museum of Norway,which has the bronze sculptureGutten med beltet.Other works include a statue ofFridtjof Nansen,busts ofHenrik Bulland of Wilhelm Krohg, a relief ofWilhelm II,a bust ofMarcus Thrane,and a statue of Johan Hirsch.

Utne died inAskeron 8 August 1922.He is buried atVestre Gravlund.His grave is decorated with a relief of Utne made by Torbjørn Aksåker.