Q:Facts: - imagesize: 220px - caption: terje grstad -lrb- right -rrb- in 2005 - death date: 2011 1925 - field: painting - awards: king 's medal of merit 1996 - birth date: 16 december 1925 - name: terje grstad - nationality: norwegian - image: grostad skeie krogh.jpg - birth place: drammen Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of terje grstad .
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terje grstad -lrb- 16 december 1925 -- 2011 -rrb- was a norwegian painter and illustrator .he was born in drammen and lived in flatdal , telemark from the 1950s .he painted altar pieces in churches such as havysund , tana and brevik .books illustrated by him -lrb- using woodcut technique -rrb- include '' aust or markom '' -lrb- 1968 edition of sven moren 's book from 1909 -rrb- , '' dlen '' -lrb- 1971 -- 1972 reprint of aasmund o. vinje 's magazine originally issued from 1858 to 1870 -rrb- , '' den fjerde nattevakt '' -lrb- 1972 edition of johan falkberget 's novel -rrb- and '' vann av klippen '' -lrb- 2007 , eyvind skeie -rrb- .his work is owned by the national gallery of norway and the national museum of fine arts of sweden .he was awarded the king 's medal of merit in 1996 .he died in 2011 .