Per Lysne

Per Lysne (December 9, 1880 – September 21, 1947) was a Norwegian-American artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States.

Biography Per Andersen Lysne was born on the Ljøsne farm in Lærdal Municipality in Nordre Bergenhus county, Norway.

He had been trained in rosemaling by Anders Olsen, an artist whose work was recognized at the Exposition Universelle at Paris in 1893. Lysne married Ingeborg Nundal (1882–1940) in 1906. After the death of his first wife, Lysne married Olga Ethun (1882–1956) in 1945. Lysne also decorated home interiors in southeastern Wisconsin.

The Stoughton Historical Museum has an exhibit devoted to Lysne's work. The Per Lysne Collection is maintained at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.