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By the Fjord
Oil on Canvas
By the Water’s Edge
Oil on Canvas
Hans Dahl is one of Norway’s most well known painters. He is best remembered for his genre and landscape paintings. Dahl was born in Granvin, Hardangerfjord in Western Norway, which was part of Sweden at the time.
Fjord with Sailing Boat
Oil on Canvas
Upon Sunny Waves
Oil on Canvas
As a young boy, Dahl revealed a talent for the arts but had to postpone his artistic training to serve in the Swedish army. Dahl served as a lieutenant until 1873, at which time he began his studies in Karlsruhe where Dahl was instructed by Hans Fredrik Gude and Wilhelm Riefstahl. After a few years in Karlsruhe, Dahl moved to Dusseldorf and continued to study under Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn.
Transporting Hay
Oil on Canvas
On the Mountaintop
Oil on Canvas
Near Summer Home in Balestrand 1920
Oil on Canvas
In 1888, Dahl moved to Berlin to but continued to summer in Norway at Balestrand, where he had a summer home. After 1919, Dahl lived in Balestrand full-time, where he remained until his death in 1937.
Girl in a Field
Oil on Canvas
Hans Dahl is still remembered as one of Norway’s most famous landscape and genre paintings. His paintings are now in major museums and international collections.
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