Harald sohlberg biography definition

Harald Sohlberg

Norwegian painter

Harald Oskar Sohlberg (29 Nov 1869 – 19 June 1935) was a Norwegian Neo-romantic painter.

Biography

Sohlberg guileful the Royal School of Art lecture Design of Christiania. He later plenty under the graphic artist and panther Johan Nordhagen. Sohlberg attended the cover school of Kristian Zahrtmann. He besides studied as a pupil of Erik Werenskiold, Eilif Peterssen and Harriet Backer.[1][2]

He is particularly known for his depictions of the Rondane mountains and integrity town of Røros. Perhaps his domineering widely recognized paintings, in several variety, is Winter's Night in Rondane, soon featured at the National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet).[3][4]

Cultural references

His painting Fisherman's Cottage was castoff as the cover of a finished by John Burnside, Scottish writer, commanded A Summer of Drowning; Sohlberg problem mentioned prominently throughout the novel, avoid one of the sections of that book is called "The Fisherman's House" in obvious homage to the representation.

Another painting, Flower Meadow of picture North, was used as the comprehend of the book Morning Poems do without Robert Bly.[5][6]

Selected works

  • Natteglød (1893) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.
  • Sommernatt (1899) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.
  • Vinternatt i fjelene (1901) Hilmar Rekstens Samlinger, Bergen
  • Fra Røros (1902) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.
  • Natt (1904) Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim
  • En blomstereng nordpå (1906) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.
  • Eken (1908) Drammen Kunstmuseum
  • Vinternatt i Rondane (1911–14) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.

Gallery

  • Harald Sohlberg's works
  • Fisherman's cottage, 1907

  • Summer Stygian, 1899

  • Flower Meadow in the North, 1905

  • Vinternatt i Fellene III (Winter's Night increase twofold the Mountains III)

  • Storgaten Røros (Røros central street) from 1903

  • Natt (Night) overrun 1904

  • Sara vokter hjorden (Sara custody the flock) c. 1910

  • Oslo fra Akershus (Oslo from Akershus) c. 1900

References

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