Mountain Landscape with a Castle

1816 · Private collection

landscape

Although better know for his smaller scale works and plein-air sketches, Johan Christian Dahl's large, naturalistic landscapes were considered by his contemporaries to be his major artistic achievement. This work was painted in difficult conditions, at Engelholm, a windswept coastal town on the north west coast of the Scania peninsular, Sweden, a short boat trip from Elsinore. Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes): Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.

About the Artist

Johan Christian Clausen Dahl

1788 – 1857

Norwegian painter, often called the discoverer of the Norwegian landscape. From 1824 until his death he was a professor at the Academy of Dresden, where he was a friend of Friedrich. The landscapes of Ruisdael were another influence on his Romantic outlook. Through his deep feeling for the grandeur of the landscape of his native country he was a pioneer of the new spirit of nationalism that characterized much Norwegian art in the 19th century.

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