Dyre Vaa

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Holberg group in front of the National Theater in Oslo

Dyre Vaa (born January 19, 1903 in Kviteseid , Telemark Province , † May 11, 1980 in Rauland , Telemark) was a Norwegian sculptor , painter and draftsman .

life and work

Dyre Vaa grew up as the youngest of five children on a wealthy farm in Kviteseid in Telemark. In addition to the farm, his family also owned extensive forest areas and a spinning mill. He was the brother of the Norwegian poet Aslaug Vaa and a second cousin of the writer Tarjei Vesaas and the composer Eivind Groven . In 1917 Vaa's father gave up the farm and moved to Oslo with his family. Vaa studied at the State Craft and Art Industry School and at the Academy of Art in Oslo . He had his first success at the age of 20 when the Nasjonalgalleriet (National Gallery) bought some sculptures from him at the annual autumn exhibition in Oslo . In 1927 he married Thora Lange Bojer, daughter of the writer Johan Bojer , with whom he had six children and who was Vaas advisor, model and critic. After a few years in Oslo, the family moved to Rauland in Telemark in 1935 .

His most famous works include:

In total, Dyre Vaa left around 250 sculptures and busts, almost 1200 paintings, 31 lithographs and a drypoint etching . In his will, he bequeathed plaster models of numerous works to the Vinje commune in Telemark, which set up its own museum for him in Rauland .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Svein Aamold: Dyre Vaa. In: Norsk biografisk leksikon. February 13, 2009, accessed August 4, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ^ Dyre Vaa Sculptural Art Collection - Rauland Art Museum. Visit Telemark, accessed August 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Vaa, Dyre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian sculptor, painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Kviteseid , Telemark Province, Norway
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1980
Place of death Rauland , Telemark, Norway