Sivert Donali (19 April 1931 – 6 December 2010) was a Norwegian sculptor.

Biography

He was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of Marit Vekve (1899–1987) and Hans Donali (1898–1991). He studied at art school in

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from 1948 to 1950 where his teachers included Kristofer Leirdal. He attended the

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from 1950 to 1953 where he studied under

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. From 1953 to 1954, he was enrolled at the

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studying under

Einar Utzon-Frank Aksel (Axel) Einar (Ejnar) Utzon-Frank (30 March 1888 – 15 July 1955) was a Danish sculptor and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. During his lifetime, he produced many sculptures, some of which stand as public monuments. U ...

and Mogens Bøggild. He made his debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1953 with a bust. From 1953 to 1954 he stayed in Copenhagen, where he studied at the

under

and Mogens Bøggild. In 1963 Donali moved to the artist colony at the

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suburb of

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. He became best known for his work with the

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. From 1957 to 1968, he had helped in the restoration of the cathedral while attending school in

. In 1957, he traveled under scholarship to

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and

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in order to study

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. He worked at Nidaros until 1968. He lived in Feiring in

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from 1973. He was awarded the Benneches legat in 1952 and Lorch-Schives legat in 1955. He received the Nidaros Cathedral gold medal (''Nidaros domkirkes gullmedalje'') in 1969.

Selected works

*''Prophet Sakarias'' -

(1959) *''Prophet Jeremiah'' - Nidaros Cathedral (1960) *''Prophet Usias'' - Nidaros Cathedral (1965) *''Prophet Jacob'' - Nidaros Cathedral (1965) *''Bergmann Monument'' -

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(1963–65) *''Johan Falkberget'' - Røros Municipality (1975–78) *''Mann og hund'' -

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(1978) *''Solskinn og sang'' -

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(1989) *''Birkebeinere'' -

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(1992) *''Alf Prøysen -Trubaduren'' - Nittedal Municipality (2001)

References

1931 births 2010 deaths People from Oppdal People from Eidsvoll Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian sculptors Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni {{Norway-artist-stub