In 1832, the Norwegian painter Peder Balke (1804–1887) traveled to the far north of Norway to the dramatic coastline of the North Cape. The experience was so profound that he built his career painting isolated Arctic Circle seascapes. His pictures were originally rooted in the 19th-century romanticism of artists such as Caspar David Friedrich and his compatriot, Johan Christian Dahl. Later in his career Balke created improvised seascapes with roughly applied brushwork—sometimes using his hands, a technique that was prescient of early modern expressionism. His profile as an artist had fallen into obscurity outside of Norway, but now this book brings together a group of Balke’s pictures from collections in Europe and the United States, and introduces readers to a unique artist and personality whose works bridged 19th-century romanticism and early modern expressionism.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:Northern Norway Art Museum, Tromsø
(06/14/14–10/12/14)National Gallery, London
(11/12/14–04/12/15)
- ISBN10 1857095820
- ISBN13 9781857095821
- Publish Date 1 November 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 May 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Gallery Company Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English