Elmer Berge (1892-1956)

Hiro Fine Art is interested in purchasing artworks by Elmer Berge.

Elmer Berge was born on Finnoy Island near Stavanger, Norway in 1892. As a young child he showed a strong interest in art and began studying it when we was eight years old. He emigrated to the United States around 1910 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Berge attended the Art Institute of Chicago and lived in the area until 1918. From 1918-1922, Berge returned to Norway and studied under the English artist Matthew Williams Thompson. He traveled around Norway painting the fjords and varied Norwegian landscape. After his travels to Norway, Berge settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota and continued to paint. He won an award for his paintings that he exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair in 1932 and 1936. He painted with several well known Minnesota artists such as Cameron Booth and Frederic Calhoun. Berge was a member of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. He died unexpectedly in 1956 after an art exhibition he had in Rochester, Minnesota.

• 1892 – Born on Finnoy Island, Norway
• 1910 – Emigrated to America and settled in Chicago, Illinois
• 1918-1922 – Returned to Norway and painted landscapes around the Country
• 1922 – Moved to Minnesota
• 1932, 1936 – Won awards at the Minnesota State Fair