Picquigny, Frits Thaulow, oil on canvas; roughly 29 x 36 inches (73 x 92 cm); in the collection fo the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, which has a zoomable and downloadable version of the image. Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow has long been one of Read More …
Winter Landscape, Frits Thaulow, pastel and watercolor on canvas, roughly 22×36″ (55×92 cm). Link is to past auction on Christie’s (large image here), I would assume present location is a private collection. No one painted the surface character of small streams, winter or otherwise, like Read More …
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 …