Hans Dahl (19 February 1849 – 27 July 1937) was a Norwegian painter. He was best known for his paintings of Norwegian fjords and surrounding landscapes.
15-1124: Normann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adelsteen Normann (1848–1918), Norwegian painter Axel Otto Normann (1884–1962), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, theatre critic and theatre director Emil Normann (1798–1881), Danish painter and naval officer Jeppe Normann (born 1951), Norwegian fencer Kristin Normann (born 1954), Norwegian judge and legal scholar Mathias Normann (born 1996), Norwegian footballer Richard Normann (1943–2003), Swedish management consultant Runar Normann (born 1978), Norwegian footballer Sigurd Johan Normann (1879–1939), Norwegian theologian and Lutheran bishop Wilhelm Normann (1870–1939), German chemist See also [ edit ] Normann Stadler (born 1973), German triathlete Mount Normann , mountain of South Georgia Normann Palace , building in Osijek, Croatia Norman (name) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
30-797: A more popular tourist destination. Normann was born in 1848 in Bodin Municipality in Norway. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1869 to 1872 and his paintings belong to the Düsseldorf school of painting . He studied with the Estonian painter Eugen Dücker . His paintings were nearly always landscapes and invariably of the fjords of Norway where he would show the water combined with small houses and boats and steep mountainsides. Beginning in 1883, Normann
45-495: A professorship upon him in 1910, and visiting Dahl in Balestrand several summers in a row. Dahl resisted the transition in art from romanticism to modernism . In the 1890s a new school of art arose, and artists like Dahl were not very popular in the leading circles in the capital. He was particularly criticised by the art historian Jens Thiis . He was severely criticized by fellow artists especially by Christian Krohg , who
60-536: Is a dedicated gallery which has thirty of his paintings. Hans Dahl Hans Dahl was born in the village of Granvin , on the Hardangerfjord in Hordaland , Norway. His talent was already evident when Dahl was 16 years old. However, it was only after service in the army that Dahl received artistic education. Hans Dahl was educated first to become an officer and became a lieutenant in 1871. He served in
75-523: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adelsteen Normann Eilert Adelsteen Normann (1 May 1848 – 26 December 1918) was a Norwegian painter who worked in Berlin . He was a noted painter of landscapes of Norway. Normann was the artist who invited Edvard Munch to Berlin, where he painted The Scream . Normann's fjord paintings are credited with making the Norwegian fjords
90-649: The Sognefjord at Balestrand in the county of Sogn og Fjordane . Norwegian painter Adelsteen Normann had settled in Balestrand during 1891. Dahl's villa was of a similar design to the villa built for Normann. Between 1888 and 1919, Dahl lived mostly in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, and spent only the summer in Balestrand. After 1919, Dahl no longer traveled to Berlin. Balestrand became a much visited tourist destination in western Norway. German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II , became one of Dahl's patrons, conferring
105-411: The surname Normann . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Normann&oldid=1221240165 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
120-478: The Bergenske Brigade until 1874. After leaving the army, he apprenticed with Johan Fredrik Eckersberg and Knud Bergslien . He went to Karlsruhe , where he studied under Hans Fredrik Gude and Wilhelm Riefstahl [ de ] and then to Düsseldorf , where his teachers included Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn . His art became associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting , which
135-610: The Norwegian fjords a popular tourist destination. He died in Kristiania (now: Oslo) on 26 December 1918, during the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic. His urn is placed in the Norwegian-style chapel of Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery near Berlin. Normann's paintings are included in galleries in Bergen , Boston , Cincinnati , Cologne , Dresden , Leeds , Liverpool and Stockholm . In Normann's birthplace in 2010
150-463: Was based in Berlin. In the early 1890s, Normann was doing good business selling his paintings to hotel owners. After seeing the work of his countryman Edvard Munch when it was exhibited in Kristiania , Normann wrote to Munch asking if he would exhibit his work in Berlin. Munch was so overcome that he packed up his exhibition on 20 October 1892 and went to Berlin where Normann befriended him. Munch's work
165-399: Was bought in 1891 and built (like many Norwegian houses) from a pre-fabricated kit from the city of Trondheim . The house stayed with his heirs until 1934. Normann notably exhibited at the prestigious Salon de Paris from as early as 1882. His paintings earned a 'Mention Honorable' in 1884 and he was awarded a bronze medal in 1889. It is assumed that his fjord paintings contributed to make
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#1732797920117180-515: Was characterized by finely detailed yet still fanciful landscapes. Dahl had his first exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1876. Dahl lived in Düsseldorf until 1888, when he moved to Berlin. Almost every summer, he was back to Norway. In 1893, he commissioned the firm of Jacob Digre in Trondheim to build his summer residence, Villa Strandheim [ nn ] . It is located on the banks of
195-641: Was married to Helene Bewer, the daughter of the German painter Clemens Bewer (1820–1884). Their son was the Norwegian painter Hans Andreas Dahl [ de ] (1881–1919), who died of tuberculosis at the age of 37. In 1902 Dahl was appointed knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav , 1st class. Hans Dahl died in Balestrand in Sogn og Fjordane during 1937. His grave is located in
210-462: Was one of the leading figures in the transition from romanticism to naturalism which characterized Norwegian art in this period. Throughout his life, he increasingly narrowed his range of topics. Dahl often described the scenery of the western part of Norway in brilliant sunshine with smiling people in national costumes. His vibrant colors and charming portrayals of young Norwegian girls in their national costume have always been very popular. Hans Dahl
225-617: Was placed in an exhibition which caused such a stir that the painters in Berlin split into two societies. (It was suspected that the underlying reason for Normann's invitation to Munch was to cause this split). Normann exhibited in Oslo, Berlin, London, Vienna, Düsseldorf, Munich and Paris. Although based in Germany from 1883, he would return to Norway each summer. Normann and Hans Dahl both had large ornamented wooden villas near Balestrand where they would entertain. His "dragon style" house
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