Revold initiated engineering studies in
Kristiania in 1906, and also followed evening courses at
Den kgl. Tegneskole in Kristiania. In 1908 he discontinued his engineering education and moved to Paris as a student of
Henri Matisse for two years. He was also inspired by
Paul Cézanne and
Kees van Dongen. In 1941, during the
occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Revold had to leave the academy. Together with fellow professor
Jean Heiberg they were secretly running an
undercover art academy in Oslo. In 1955 he was awarded the
Prince Eugen Medal and decorated Commander of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. He was a Commander of the Danish
Order of the Dannebrog, the Swedish
Order of the Polar Star, and the Finnish
Order of the White Rose. He was Officer of the French l'Instruction Publique, and a Knight of the
Legion of Honour. ==References==