Anders Askevold
(1834–1900) norsk målare
Anders Askevold (Norway, 1834–1900) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Anders Askevold belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Anders Askevold was born in Askvoll Municipality and died in Düsseldorf. Anders Askevold trained at Statens høgskole for kunsthåndverk og design, Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The teachers included Franz Wilhelm Schiertz, Hans Leganger Reusch, and Knud Bergslien. Anders Askevold worked in Düsseldorf, Paris, Bergen, and Munich. The students included Lars Kinsarvik.
The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 37 works by Anders Askevold with free images. The dated works span the years 1853–1900. Works by Anders Askevold are held by several collections, among them Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Bergen kunstmuseum, Nationalmuseum, and Norsk Maritimt Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Erik Bodom, Brynjulf Bergslien, Lars Hertervig, Peter Nicolai Arbo, and Sophus Jacobsen.