Norwegian Painting
Water mill, Frits Thaulow - Description of the Painting
This picture created by a famous Norwegian master can serve as a vivid example of the perfect mix of impressionism and realism. Thaulow is one of the few Norwegian artists to achieve world fame and recognition, and his ability to depict water - living, moving, active – contributed to this a lot....
River, Frits Thaulow
The art researchers are all aware of the fact that the formation of the creative style and composition preferences of the Norwegian impressionist Frits Thaulow was significantly influenced by his teacher, who was the well-known marine painter Karl Frederik Sørensen....
On the Grand Canal in Venice, Frits Thaulow
Venice is rightfully referred to as one of the most unusual places of Europe. There are no streets, and the canals have spilled over here instead, with the houses surrounded by water shimmering in the sun....
Houses on the edge of the shore, Frits Thaulow
The “House on the edge of the shore” is referred to as maybe the most "impressionistic" of those created by the Norwegian artist Frits Thaulow. The master, who became a part of the history of fine arts as a "northern impressionist", preferred to work in a realistic style, but...
The old church on the banks of the river, Frits Thaulow
The works by the Norwegian Norwegian impressionist Frits Thaulow created in small provincial towns and modest towns are rightfully considered to be the most soulful and beautiful ones....
River Landscape, Frits Thaulow
If you ever wondered which of the masters depicted water best of all, then this work titled the “River Landscape” by Frits Thaulow, might serve as an answer....
Night, Frits Thaulow
This beautiful picture by the world-famous Norwegian impressionist painter Frits Thaulow is a special one for the Russian culture....
Factory building next to a frozen river, Frits Thaulow
Frits Thaulow's love for the water of any kind, be it the sea or just a small river, is due to the years of his study, as the first teacher of the future master was the marine painter Karl Frederik Sørensen. The artist treated water as a living being with its own character, mood, and demeanor....
Mountain landscape, Nikolai Astrup - Description of the Painting
“There can be nothing more beautiful than the nature of the native land” - this is main motto of Nikolai Astrup. He used to travel a lot and saw the world; however, for him nothing could replace the picturesque of the Norwegian fields, forests, and fjords....
Rhubarb, Nikolai Astrup - Description of the Painting
On the present canvas, Nikolai Astrup continues his tradition of depicting pastoral motifs. The master painted a whole series of works, all of them showing the landscapes of the Norwegian village and the life of rural people. Note that all his landscapes have real life prototypes....