Carl Nesjar

Carl Nesjar
Born
Carl Carlsen

(1920-07-06)6 July 1920
Larvik, Norway
Died23 May 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 94)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)painter, sculptor and printmaker
Designed by Pablo Picasso, executed by Carl Nesjar, Head of a Woman, designed 1962, executed 1971, at the Princeton University Art Museum
Regjeringskvartalet, Oslo (2005 photo), with mural sculptured by Nesjar after Picasso's design.

Carl Nesjar (né Carlsen; 6 July 1920 – 23 May 2015) was a Norwegian painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He is best known for his collaborations with Pablo Picasso; serving for nearly twenty years as Picasso's chosen fabricator — the artist who turned Picasso's drawings and scale models into large public sculptures. One such work was Picasso's Regjeringskvartalet murals which are located in Oslo, the city where Nesjar lived for most of his life.[1][2] He is also known for his series of "Ice Fountains” which can be found in cities around the world.

  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Carl Nesjar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ Flor, Harald. "Carl Nesjar". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2013.