Rolf Rude
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Rolf Rude was a Norwegian painter.
He was born in Oslo
as a son of photographer Ernest Rude
. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway
with two paintings and several woodcut
s. He chaired the Association of Norwegian Printmakers from 1953 to 1964.
He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as a son of photographer Ernest Rude
Ernest Rude
Ernest Rude was a Norwegian photographer.He was born in Drammen as a son of photographer Christoffer Gade Rude and his wife Andrea Elise Geelmuyden . He was an uncle of Finn Støren....
. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway
National Gallery of Norway
The National Gallery of Norway is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...
with two paintings and several woodcut
Woodcut
Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges...
s. He chaired the Association of Norwegian Printmakers from 1953 to 1964.