Frans Widerberg (8 April 1934 – 7 April 2017) was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Widerberg was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

to Nicolai Magnus Widerberg and Ingrid Christine Blom. He made his exhibition debut in Oslo in 1963. Among his works is the woodcut ''Hieronymus'' from 1962 and ''De usynlige'' from 1979, both at the

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. He was an exhibitor at the

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, and represented Norway at the

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. Widerberg died at his home on 7 April 2017 after a short illness, one day before his 83rd birthday.

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1934 births 2017 deaths Artists from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian painters 21st-century Norwegian painters Norwegian contemporary artists Norwegian male painters 20th-century Norwegian male artists 21st-century Norwegian male artists {{norway-painter-stub