Peder Balke · 1864
Norway · 1804–1887
Peder Balke was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner. == Biography == Peder Andersen was born on the island of Helgøya, in Hedmark county, Norway. He was the son of Anders Thoresen and Pernille Pedersdatter. He grew up in Ringsaker, but lived in the 1820s on the Balke farm in Østre Toten in Oppland county.
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Stetind in Fog
Peder Balke · 1864
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Stetind in Fog
Peder Balke · 1864
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Stetind in Fog (Norwegian: Stetind i tåke) is an oil painting by Peder Balke from 1864. Peder Balke got the inspiration for the painting during his first extended trip in 1832 to seek out North Norwegian nature. The dramatic landscape along the northern Norwegian coast impressed him and he returned to Stetind as a motif on several occasions later in life.
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