Lars Hertervig
Lars Hertervig | |
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 Lars Hertervig (1851), portrait by Niels Bjørnsen Møller (1827-1887) | |
| Born | 16 February 1830 |
| Died | 6 January 1902 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | painter |
Lars Hertervig (16 February 1830 – 6 January 1902) was a Norwegian painter. His semi-fantastical work with motives from the coastal landscape in the traditional district of Ryfylke is regarded as one of the peaks of Norwegian painting.[1]
Life and career
Lars Hertervig was born in 1830 at
In 1854, due to a cruel prank played by his fellow students, he experienced a temporary mental breakdown, and moved back to the Stavanger area. In October 1856, Hertervig entered Gaustad asylum.[3]
His last 30 years he struggled financially, and finally ended up at the poorhouse. He could not afford to paint with oil on canvas, and several works from this period are watercolors and gouache on paper not meant for painting, sometimes using bits of papers glued together with homemade rye flour paste.
His artistic breakthrough was posthumous, coming at the
Popular culture
Gallery
References
- ^ Lars Hertervig, 1830 - 1902 (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB)
- ^ Koefoed, Holger. "Lars Hertervig". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ From darkness into light--the legacy of Lars Hertervig (CBS Interactive Inc.) "From darkness into light--the legacy of Lars Hertervig | Scandinavian Review | Find Articles at BNET". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Odd Kvaal Pedersen (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Paal-Helge Haugen (Norsk biografisk leksikon)
- ^ Georg Friedrich Haas - Melancholia (Universal Edition Aktiengesellschaft)
Other sources
- Borgen, Trond (2005) Et indre eksil : et essay om Lars Hertervigs papirarbeider (Wigestrand Forlags AS) ISBN 82-8140-027-7
- ISBN 978-8252155341
- ISBN 82-05-14982-8
- ISBN 82-05-19169-7
- ISBN 978-8788978209
Related reading
- Inger M. Renberg, Holger Koefoed and Kari Greve (2005) Lars Hertervig : fragmenter : arbeider på papir 1868-1902 (Labyrinth Press) ISBN 978-82-7393-031-6
External links
- Lars Hertervig (1830-1902) (Stavanger kunstmuseum)
- Lars Hertervig og Carl Fredrik Hill – kreativitet og psykisk sykdom (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening)
- Lars Hertervig (1830-1902) (Erling Jensen)
- Dokusommer: Lars Hertervig: Lysets vanvidd
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