Johan Christian Dahl
The Lower Falls of the Labrofoss
Forests, Rocks, Torrents: Nordic Landscapes at the NGA The National Gallery of London displays 51 Norwegian and Swiss landscapes from the collection of Asbjørn Lunde, including works by Johan Christian Dahl, Thomas Fearnley, Peder Balke and Alexandre Calame. 22 June – 18 September 2011 ]]>
Source: National Gallery of London / theartwolf.com
Asbjørn Lunde is an American collector who has formed an outstanding collection of Norwegian and Swiss landscape paintings, mostly of the 19th century. This summer, the exhibition “Forests, Rocks, Torrents” at the National Gallery of London displays 51 paintings from his collection.
The exhibition demonstrate both the similarities and differences between the Swiss and Norwegian traditions. According to the press note of the exhibition, “the Norwegian landscape tradition can be traced through three artists”. The first of them is Johan Christian Dahl, often considered to be “the father of Norwegian landscape painting”. His greatest student was Thomas Fearnley. And the youngest of the three is Peder Balke, whose “Moonlit View of Stockholm” shows the influence of Dahl.
The most important Swiss landscapist of the 19th century was Alexandre Calame. The press release notes that his works were clearly inspired by 17th-century Dutch landscape artists such as Jacob van Ruisdael. Measuring 98 x 138 cm., his “Mountain Torrent before a Storm” is the largest painting in the exhibition.
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