Melting Snow
Frits ThaulowWW-1887-000497
1887·Pastel on tan wove paper, laid down on canvas and wrapped around a strainer·54.6 × 94.6 cm (21 1/2 × 37 1/4 in.)
Margaret Day Blake Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1887
- Dimensions
- 54.6 × 94.6 cm (21 1/2 × 37 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Frits Thaulow
Artist
Frits Thaulow
Frits Thaulow was a Norwegian painter known for his naturalistic landscapes and river scenes executed in oil. Working across the late 19th century, he developed a distinctive approach to plein-air painting that captured the moody atmospheres of Scandinavian water and woodland. His work bridged romantic landscape tradition and emerging impressionist sensibilities, with particular focus on the effects of light and seasonal change on riverbanks and coastal subjects. Thaulow exhibited widely across Europe and maintained studios in both Norway and France during his career.
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- Frits Thaulow
- Year
- 1887
- Dimensions
- 54.6 × 94.6 cm (21 1/2 × 37 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1887-000497
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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