During the German occupation of Norway, he studied sculpture with Per Palle Storm and Stinius Fredriksen at the Illegal Academy.

After the liberation of Norway at the end of World War II, he worked in the restoration studio of Nidaros Cathedral.

In the spring of 1946 he was in Paris, where he briefly attended art school at Académie de la Grande Chaumiere.

[2][3][4] Among his sculptural works are Friheten from 1953 at Bærum Municipality City Hall, Ballspillere from 1958 at Sarpsborg Stadion, and Air from 1962 at the University of Oslo.

He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for sculpture in 1970 and decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1983.