Eivind Nielsen

Eivind Nielsen (18 June 1864 – 13 July 1939) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and teacher.

He was the son of byfogd (bailiff) Martin Nielsen (1823–1899) and Caroline Emilie Petersen (1830–1898).

Nielsen was a student of Hans Heyerdahl and started at the Knud Bergslien art school in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1880.

Tvedtes Forlag) by Elling Holst from 1888, which is regarded as the first colored picture book in Norway.

The main subjects were depicted naturalistically but kept separate by an ornamental framework, usually in the form of tree roots or other organic shapes.