Alice Pihl Salvesen

[1][2] She was principally a portrait painter but also created mood paintings, landscapes and interiors.

[4] She studied painting under artists including Eilif Peterssen, Erik Werenskiold and Harriet Backer.

[3] In 1894, Alice Pihl spent the summer in Vågå together with a group of painters who were interested in advancing from the clear Realism of the times to a more atmospheric approach to painting with deeper colour and in a simpler style.

In addition to Kristen Holbø who was a native of Vågå, they included Halfdan Egedius, Lars Jorde, Thorvald Erichsen, Alfred Hauge, Oluf Wold-Torne, Kris Torne, Johanna Bugge Berge and Lalla Hvalstad.

Now known as "Vågåsommeren" (the Vågå Summer), the event was a considerable success, resulting in several of the painters returning to Kristiania with mood paintings.