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Tue, 16 Feb 2016
Norwegian Magic
# 19:28 in ./general

Nikolai Astrup has some beautiful paintings on show at Dulwich just now. Colourful and magical evocations of life in the Norwegian countryside in the early 20th century. The love he shows for his landscape, people and customs is palpable, which makes the work he produced in his short life very special.


Marsh Marigold Night, c 1915


Midsummer Eve Bonfire, before 1915

Astrup hardly moved from his place of birth, living in the same village or not far away, all his life. He documented the village, the village folk, the garden and the landscape he could see from his window. He was only 48 years old when he died and an early picture of his shows a village funeral. It would have been almost exactly the same as his own twenty years or so later.


March Atmosphere at Jølstravatnet, Before 1908

You can see some more at the Dulwich Picture Gallery site. Another good web site to visit is here and The Guardian has a good write up. Better still, go to the exhibition.


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