Sublime North: Romantic Painters Discover Norway

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Sublime North: Romantic Painters Discover Norway

August 25, 2017


Norwegian Waterfall in Hemsedal
by Johan Christian Dahl
The Wadsworth Atheneum will present for the first time an exhibition of 19th century Norwegian paintings, showcasing works of the seminal Scandinavian artists Johann Christian Dahl, Thomas Fearnley, and Peder Balke. Sublime North: Romantic Painters Discover Norway will explore their awe inspiring talents as landscape painters, trail their careers across Europe and compare their works with other contemporaneous European and American artists.

The Wadsworth Atheneum is located on 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103 and the exhibition runs from September 7 - January 15, 2017.