[1] Revold initiated engineering studies in Kristiania in 1906, and also followed evening courses at Den kgl.

In 1908 he discontinued his engineering education and moved to Paris as a student of Henri Matisse for two years.

He is represented in National Gallery of Norway with more than twenty paintings, including Italienerinne from 1913, Fiskevær from 1916, Morgen from 1927 and Fiskerflåten drar ut from 1935.

Together with fellow professor Jean Heiberg they were secretly running an undercover art academy in Oslo.

[4] In 1955 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal[5] and decorated Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.