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Axel Revold

Norwegian artist (1887-1962)
Person human Q2602036

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
December 24, 1887
Date of death
April 11, 1962
Place of birth
Ålesund Municipality
Place of death
Bærum Municipality
Country of citizenship
Norway[13]
Occupation
painter, professor, illustrator
Educated at
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry[14]
Award received
King's Medal of Merit in Gold, Prince Eugen Medal, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Spouse
Irmelin Revold[8]
Child
Dagny Hald, Reidar Revold, Helge Revold, Sven Revold[9][10][11][12]
Sibling
Johannes Revold[33]
Student of
Henri Matisse[30]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[35]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (1948), Hvem er hvem? (1930)[31][32]
Family name
Revold[26]
Given name
Axel, Julius[27][28]
Has works in the collection
Finnish National Gallery, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design[36][37][38]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[34]
P14750
94CA-779D-FD9B-1434-604F
Residence
Oslo Municipality[25]
Show all 26 facts +2
Sponsor
Paul Cézanne[29]
Student
Teddy Røwde, Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, Ragnhild Langmyr[15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Axel Julius Revold en Axel Revold da Axel Julius Revold fi Axel Julius Revold ko 악셀 레볼 ko 악셀 율리우스 레볼 nl Axel Julius Revold ru Аксель Револьд ru Аксель Юлиус Револьд ru Револьд ru Револьд Аксель ru Револьд, Аксель sv Axel Julius Revold
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000066823270
VIAF cluster ID
42903077
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009074702
GND ID
128948116
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Axel Revold OB.F06349a.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
axel-revold-858140
Alvin ID
alvin-person:50694
Artist-info artist ID
257380
Artnet artist ID
axel-revold
AskArt person ID
11064537
Athenaeum person ID
7523
BIBSYS ID
14050836
Show all 51 identifiers +39
Benezit ID
B00151581
DACS ID (2022)
014216
DACS ID (former)
092bbf24-6bce-e511-9d02-000c29e811b2
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128948116
DigitaltMuseum ID
021035594197, 021036636459
Discogs artist ID
2234352
DoME artist ID
11153
Edvard Munch's correspondence person ID
491
Europeana entity
agent/base/40459
FAST ID
1970875
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
00EE9076-A587-4DFC-AA77-D58A6A47C6DA
Freebase ID
/m/0gfh8j1
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005097509707141
Genealogics.org person ID
I00445280
Geni.com profile ID
6000000018698019149
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Axel_Revold
Grove Art Online ID
T071679
Invaluable.com person ID
n2ammrfndw
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128948116
KulturNav-ID
4938991d-e994-4627-99a4-76aae9380e88, 6ce62d69-e6af-486b-904b-1732d883c6e3
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
1705
Le Delarge artist ID
5318_artiste_REVOLD_Axel
Lex ID
Axel_Revold
NE.se ID
axel-revold
NUKAT ID
n2019072626
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Axel_Revold
Norsk kunstnerleksikon ID
Axel_Revold
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
55855
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01036392304070
Open Library ID
OL1984095A
PictoRight ID code
BO-00543
Prabook ID
2612290
RKDartists ID
66433
SNAC ARK ID
w6cn8t0r
Treccani ID
axel-revold
Union List of Artist Names ID
500096552
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
axel-julius-revold
WikiTree person ID
Revold-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmBDF8FyvxytX7dqFkDq

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🔗 Connections
Students 4
Anna-Eva Bergman, Karen Holtsmark, Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen, Else Hagen
Has works in the collection 3
Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Finnish National Gallery
Occupation 3
professor, painter, illustrator
Award received 2
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prince Eugen Medal
Given name 2
Axel, Julius
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Educated at 1
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Ålesund Municipality
Place of death 1
Bærum Municipality
Sex or gender 1
male
Sponsor 1
Paul Cézanne
Student of 1
Henri Matisse
Teachers 1
Henri Matisse
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Axel Revold was born on December 24, 1887, in Ålesund Municipality[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and died on April 11, 1962, in Bærum Municipality[1][3][4][5][6][7][11][9]. He worked as a painter, professor, and illustrator[1][13][5][11].

He married Irmelin Revold in 1929, and they remained together until his death in 1962[14][5]. Revold studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry[11][13].

Throughout his career, he received several honors including the King's Medal of Merit in Gold, the Prince Eugen Medal, and was appointed commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎. He was also named a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

FAQs

Where was Axel Revold born?

Axel Revold was born in Ålesund Municipality[2].

Where did Axel Revold die?

Axel Revold died in Bærum Municipality[4].

Who was Axel Revold married to?

Axel Revold's spouses include Irmelin Revold[8].

What did Axel Revold do for work?

Axel Revold worked as a painter[5], professor[6], and illustrator[7].

Where did Axel Revold go to school?

Axel Revold was educated at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry[14].

What awards did Axel Revold receive?

Honors received include King's Medal of Merit in Gold[18], Prince Eugen Medal[19], commander of the Order of the Dannebrog[20], and Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[21].

Related Entities

Henri Matisse National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway Paul Cézanne Statens Museum for Kunst

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1948). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved . nkl.snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . kongehuset.no. Retrieved . kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1948). wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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