Thorvald Hellesen
ARTISTThorvald Hellesen was a Norwegian abstract artist, designer and painter, recognized as a pioneering Cubist in Norway.
. His art was associated with the Orphic Cubism movement and early non-figurative art. Hellesen is often cited as Norway's first Cubist painter, though his contributions went largely overlooked for decades. In the early 20th century he mingled with leading Parisian avant-garde figures, developing a distinct style that balanced vibrant color and geometric form. By the 2010s and 2020s, renewed scholarly and market interest – including a major 2023 retrospective – brought Hellesen back into the modern art canon, drawing parallels to the posthumous rediscovery of Swedish abstract pioneer Hilma af Klint.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Thorvald Hellesen (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Norwegian artists of the period:Edvard Munch 549Christian Krohg 183Signe Scheel 149Gerhard Munthe 113Gustav Wentzel 71Louis Moe 66Ludvig Karsten 63Erik Werenskiold 41
Thorvald Hellesen, wall art & digital downloads
1 works by Thorvald Hellesen (Norwegian, 1888–1937) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
Thorvald Hellesen was a Norwegian abstract artist, designer and painter, recognized as a pioneering Cubist in Norway. . His art was associated with the Orphic Cubism movement and early non-figurative art. Hellesen is often cited as Norway's first Cubist painter, though his contributions went largely overlooked for decades. In the early 20th century he mingled with leading Parisian avant-garde figures, developing a distinct style that balanced vibrant color and geometric form. By the 2010s and 2020s, renewed scholarly and market interest – including a major 2023 retrospective – brought Hellesen back into the modern art canon, drawing parallels to the posthumous rediscovery of Swedish abstract pioneer Hilma af Klint.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Thorvald Hellesen's work on the site falls under Abstract (7), Portraits (2), Figurative (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Expressionism (9), Art Deco (1).
Culture: Norwegian (10).
By orientation: 1 landscape, 8 portrait, 1 square.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1910 to 1926.
Other Norwegian artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- Edvard Munch — 549 artworks
- Christian Krohg — 183 artworks
- Signe Scheel — 149 artworks
- Gerhard Munthe — 113 artworks
- Gustav Wentzel — 71 artworks
- Louis Moe — 66 artworks
- Ludvig Karsten — 63 artworks
- Erik Werenskiold — 41 artworks
Prints of these artworks
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