Aage Storstein (26 July 1900 – 7 May 1983) was a Norwegian

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. Aage Storstein was born in

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in the county of

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, Norway. Aage Storstein studied in

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, and

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during 1920 and 1921, and in 1926 under

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and

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. He debuted at the Autumn Exhibition (''Høstutstillingen'') where his art was featured 12 times between 1924 and 1983. His exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Starting in 1946, Storstein taught art at the

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with his students including Rolf Aamot,

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and

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. Storstein won the 1938 competition for the decoration of the West Gallery in the

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which he completed for the official inauguration in 1950. He is represented in the

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, the

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in Sweden,

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in Stavanger,

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and many other major art galleries. ''Aage Storstein'' (Galleri Amare)

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Literature

*Ødegaard, Åse (1992) ''Aage Storstein. En billedbygger i norsk kunst'' (Oslo: BONYTT AS) *Ødegaard, Åse (2000) ''Et kunstverk blir til. Aage Storsteins fresker i Oslo Rådhus'' (Trondheim: Tapir Akademisk Forlag) 1900 births 1983 deaths People from Stavanger Norwegian artists Norwegian male artists Alumni of the Académie de la Grande Chaumière Académie Colarossi alumni {{Norway-artist-stub