Rolf Juell Gleditsch (30 November 1892 – 13 January 1984) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in

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. He was a second cousin of Odd,

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, Kristian and

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, and a first cousin once removed of

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and Jens Gran Gleditsch. He studied in

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from 1910 to 1913 and in Paris under

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from 1919 to 1920. His main style was

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s. He is represented in the

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1892 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian expatriates in France {{Norway-painter-stub