(May 15, 1827 - November 27, 1908) was a Norwegian painter, art teacher and master artist. In his art, he frequently portrayed the lives of the Norwegian people, their history and heroes of the past. Bergslien is most associated with his historical paintings, especially Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the Mountain with the Royal Child. Knud Larsen Bergslien was born in Voss, in Hordaland, Norway. His parents were Lars Bergeson Bergslien and Kirsten Knutsdotter Gjelle. Knud Bergslien was the brother of sculptor Brynjulf Bergslien and uncle of painter and sculptor Nils Bergslien. Monuments honoring the three famous Bergslien artists now exist in Bergslien park located in Voss, Hordaland  Related Paintings of Knud Bergslien :. | Nordnorsk fjordidyll | Fjordbunn | Portrait of norwegian author Peter Christen Asbjornsen | Blomstrende haveeksterir med tre kvinder ved et bord | Painting of Norwegian writer Carl Fredrik Diriks. |
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