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Order of the Dannebrog. Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (24 February 1788 – 14 October 1857), often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Danish- Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting. [1] He is often described as "the father of Norwegian landscape ...
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (24 February 1788 – 14 October 1857), often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting, and one of the greatest European artists of all time. He is often described as "the father of ...
- Norwegian
- February 24, 1788
- Bergen, Norway
- October 14, 1857
Johan Christian Dahl was Norwegian Romantic painter known for his depictions of landscapes in Scandinavia and Germany. Dahl sought to convey the profundity he felt before nature through his paintings. Born Johan Christian Claussen Dahl on February 24, 1788 in Bergen, Norway, he grew up in a poor family his artistic talent was recognized when he ...
- Norwegian
Title: View over Hallingdal. Artist: Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, Bergen 1788–1857 Dresden) Date: 1844. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. (24.1 x 36.5 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde, in memory of his brother, Karl Lunde, 2012. Accession Number: 2012.447.
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Dahl ’s father worked as a fisher and ferryman, and the family struggled to make ends meet. Early in his childhood, Dahl showed enthusiasm and talent for drawing, and at 15, he was taken on as an apprentice by the master painter Johan Georg Müller. Six years later, he gained his certificate as a journeyman painter.
Johan Christian Dahl. Letter to Jens Peter Møller. May 14, 1852 [excerpt trans. in Bang 1987], proposes to the painter Møller, in Copenhagen, that the Danish king buy it “as a suitable present for the Swedish king who sided so warmly with the Danes in the controversy of the unjust German war”.
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Danish-Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting, and, by some, one of the greatest European artists of all time. He is often described as "the father of Norwegian landscape ...
