A stream in spring, Frits Thaulow, oil on panel, roughly 13 x 16 inches (32 x 40 cm) Link is to Christie’s auction house, where the painting was sold at auction in 2011 (full size here). I don’t know the current location of the original, Read More …
Winter, Frits Thaulow Link is to zoomable image on Google Art Project; downloadble high-res file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway. What better way to celebrate the Winter Solstice than with a super high-resolution image of Read More …
River, Frits Thaulow On Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Bergen Kunstmuseum. I just love the way Thaulow handles the depiction of water, particularly the surface of small streams. I can’t think of anyone who does it better. For more, see my previous posts on Read More …
I’m happy to say that after several months of being relegated to the stacks, one of my favorite paintings is back on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Water Mill by Frits Thaulow. I don’t think anyone handles the reflections, translucency and surface motion Read More …
Norwegian painter and engraver Frits Thaulow long ago became one of my favorite artists on the basis of a single painting in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Water Mill. I make a point of visiting it every time I’m at the museum. Read More …
When I wrote about Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow back in 2006, I mentioned that he had become one of my favorite painters on the basis of a single, striking painting that is part of the Johnson Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. That painting Read More …