Per Lysne (December 9, 1880 – September 21, 1947) was a Norwegian-American artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemåling to the United States.
[1] [2] Per Andersen Lysne was born on the Ljøsne farm in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
[3][4] He had been trained in rosemaling by Anders Olsen, an artist whose work was recognized at the Exposition Universelle at Paris in 1893.
[5] Lysne specialized in redecorating antique chests and painting large platters.
His signature piece, the smorgasbord plate, was not an object that typically had been decorated, but Lysne's new form had a pervasive influence.