Lars Pinnerud

Lars Pinnerud (18 August 1700 – 1762) was a Norwegian farmer and woodcarver.

His works influenced later artists in Hedmark and Oppland, in particular in the Gudbrand Valley.

[1] Pinnerud was born in the parish of Furnes in Hedmark, Norway.

[2] Among his works were the pulpit and altarpiece of Østsinni Church (Østsinni kirke) in Nordre Land, from 1725 and interior in Nes Church in Ringsaker.

One of his cabinets is located at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and a chest is on display at Maihaugen.