The Kunst der Westküste Collection encompasses works devoted to the theme of the Norwegian landscape. Thus around 50 paintings and several graphic works by artists ranging from Johan Christian Dahl to Edvard Munch and from Peder Balke to Frits Thaulow will be exhibited together for the first time in this survey exhibition.
Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857) is considered the father of modern Norwegian landscape painting. His art is seen as a spontaneous translation of the experience of nature into the motion of painting, and it quickly became highly esteemed in Europe. He inspired fellow artists to familiarise themselves with the “wild nature” of his homeland.
Academic professors like Hans Gude (1825–1903) and Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910), who was famous as the “Lord of land and sea”, also played an important role in popularising the “Norway picture” in Europe. Edvard Munch (1863–1944) moved away from the pure landscape and, with him, international modern art took on the momentum it required. The related key art historical junctures in the development of Norwegian landscape painting from Romanticism to modern art can thus be illustrated on the basis of the Kunst der Westküste Collection.
Contemporary Norwegian positions exploring the theme of “landscape” – especially by artists like A K Dolven, Dag Erik Elgin and Rune Guneriussen – enter into a dialogue with the works from the collection. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
Artists of the 19./20. century:
Andreas Achenbach, Louis Apol, Anders Askevold, Peder Balke, Carl Barth, Gustav Boenisch, Johan Christian Dahl, Johannes Duntze, Jahn Ekenæs, Hans Frederik Gude, Louis Gurlitt, Kitty Kielland, Christian Morgenstern, Morten Müller, Edvard Munch, Gerhard Munthe, Adelsteen Normann, Heinrich Petersen-Flensburg, Friedrich Preller d. Ä., Georg Anton Rasmussen, Franz Schiertz, Frederik Sødring, Harald Sohlberg, Frits Thaulow, Friedrich Thöming
Contemporary artists:
Dag Erik Elgin (NO), A K Dolven (NO), Rune Guneriussen (NO)
