Graphic Arts
Graphic art did not develop in Norway until 1895, when Edvard Munch began to use various techniques, including wood-print, etching and lithography. His work was not immediately recognised in Norway due to the fact that he lived overseas, ... + More
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Romanticism
When Dresden lost its significance as the spiritual centre of Germany during the 1830s, the Norwegian artists following J C Dahl found their new centre in Düsseldorf. This generation, ‘the Düsseldorfers’, made painting accessible to the ... + More
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Realism
For a few years in the late 1870s Munich briefly became the base of a group of young Norwegian artists who were to make an important contribution as Realists – these included Hans Heyerdahl (1857-1913), Kitty L Kielland (1843-1924), ... + More
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Post 1965
Not until 1965 did Norwegian artists terminate their close links with the French tradition, paying closer attention to developments in other countries such Britain and the United States. During the late 1960s Håkon Bleken (b1929) and ... + More
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Post 1814
The 19th century marked the beginning of a new era for the art of painting in Norway. At the turn of the century portraits were extremely fashionable amongst the higher echelons of society and numerous Norwegian portrait painters made a ... + More
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