Shipwreck on the Norwegian Coast
Painting by Johan Christian Dahl / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shipwreck on the Norwegian Coast or Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway (Norwegian - Skibbrudd ved den norske kyst) is an 1832 marine painting by Johan Christian Dahl.[1] It is now in the National Gallery of Norway, to which it was left in 1931 by Louise and Johannes G. Heftye.
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Artist | Johan Christian Dahl |
Year | 1832 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Movement | Marine painting |
Subject | Coast of Norway |
Location | National Gallery, Oslo |
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Dahl had already painted a first version of the work in 1819, and painted several others in his career, inspired by his five long voyages along the coast of Norway. A smaller variant is in the Bergen Billedgalleri.