Peter Esdaile, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Esdaile

Norwegian graphic artist and painter

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1947

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: painter, graphic artist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Peter Esdaile (born 20 October 1947 in Montréal, Canada) is a Norwegian painter, sculptor, and printmaker.
Esdaile was educated in the period 1966 - 1973 at the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, and at the National Academy of Fine Arts where he received his MFA.
He studied under Chrix Dahl, Åge Storstein, Ludvig Eikaas, Halvdan Ljøsne, and Arne Malmedal.While Esdaile's early works were more political in nature, his later works have evolved to become a fusion of surrealism and expressionism.
Esdaile's works are informed by Western and Oriental philosophy and have been influenced by Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Anselm Kiefer, Alberto Giacometti, Knut Rose and Jens Johanessen.