Erling Enger

{{Short description|Norwegian painter (1899–1990)}}

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Erling Enger (17 May 1899 – 12 February 1990) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Fåberg. Among his paintings at the National Gallery of Norway are Vekstring svinger lua from 1940, Gårdsgutten from 1943, and Familien from 1948. He has been portrayed with busts by Dyre Vaa and by Ragnhild Butenschøn.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Erling Enger |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Anne Marie |last=Lorck |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Erling_Enger/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2011}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Erling Enger |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |first=Frode Ernst |last=Haverkamp |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Erling_Enger |language=Norwegian | accessdate=3 February 2011 }} His daughter Babben Enger-Damon became an Olympic champion in cross-country skiing.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/babben-enger-damon-1.html Babben Enger-Damon]. sports-reference.com