Even Ulving

Even Ulving (né Kristoffersen; 15 August 1863 – 3 August 1952) was a Norwegian painter.

Ulving was born on 15 August 1863 in Vega Municipality, to Christopher Evensen and Olava Larsdatter. He was married to Frederikke Johanne Knoff Quale.^[1]

Ulving studied with Knud Bergslien in Kristiania from 1883 to 1884. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich under Heinz Heim [de] and Karl Fr. Smith from 1885 to 1886, and at the Académie Julian in Paris under William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1887.^[2]

From 1893 to 1913, Ulving was settled and worked in Helgeland where he painted motives from Nordland. He also painted altarpieces for seven churches in the region.^[2] He is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design with two paintings, Fra Nettuno (1906) and Interiør. Victoria ved pianoet (1909).^[3] The model (girl) Victoria is the daughter of writer and later Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun.^[1] Other works include Rensdyrflokk skal over fjorden (1906, in the Royal Palace, Oslo).^[1] From 1914 Ulving settled in Åsgårdstrand.^[2] He painted landscape motives from Sørlandet, Hvaler, Vestfold, and Telemark. He also painted pictures with motives from Italy, such as from Florence, Verona, Rome, Naples and Lake Garda.^[1]

Ulving died in Åsgårdstrand on 3 August 1952.^[2]

• Ulving, Tore (1997). Even Ulving: fra Helgeland til Åsgårdstrand. ISBN 82-05-24499-5.