Art exhibition 2025 - The sunshine artist Hans Dahl
A theme that preoccupied artists throughout the 19th century was to give an answer to what Norway was - what it looked like, how the people lived there. The paintings were made abroad, based on sketches made during domestic visits in the summer. This changed towards the end of the 19th century, when visual artists gradually became permanent residents in Kristiania and the surrounding area.
Leading artists such as Erik Werenskiold, Frits Thaulow and Christian Krohg also played a significant role as active citizens and ensured that living conditions gradually became livable for visual artists in Norway. The ground was prepared for what we have for more than 100 years called "Artists of the Golden Age" - among these names, in addition to the already mentioned Krohg, Werenskiold and Thaulow, we also find Munthe, Backer, Kielland, Kittelsen, Skredsvig, Peterssen etc. These dominate the major museums, are duly mentioned in any overview of Norwegian art history and achieve the highest prices at art auctions.
But what about the painters who chose to live abroad, who exhibited and were awarded prizes at the most prestigious exhibitions and regularly delivered their motifs to an ardent audience spread all over the world? Within Norwegian art history they won no place in any case. However, they have a solid place within what we can call the other art history..
Hans Dahl (1849-1937) was a painter who cultivated a naturally beautiful Norway from the perspective of his foreignness. He cultivated a circle of motifs built on Norwegian nature and culture, always executed so that the viewer can enjoy them.
The need for the beautiful is greater than ever.
We can invite you to a refreshing meeting with a Norway created for the pleasure of the eye and the heart.
About Hans Dahl
Hans uafladelige repeterende storleende eller storsmilende kåde bondetøser har intet med Norge eller med kunst at gjøre
JENS THIIS, director of the National Gallery 1908–1941
About Hans Dahl
born Hardanger 1849, died in Sogn 1937. Educated in Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf 1872–76. Lived in Berlin 1888–1919. Annual summer stays in Balestrand in Sogn.
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