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Peder Balke, The Artists
Portrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke was a Norwegian artist born on November 4, 1804. Balke contributed to the Romantic movement and died on February 5, 1887.

North Cape, Peder Balke

North Cape 1844

Steigen, Peder Balke

Steigen 1847 – 1849

Lighthouse on the Norwegian Coast, Peder Balke

Lighthouse on the Norwegian Coast 1855

Coastal Landscape with Wreck, Peder Balke

Coastal Landscape with Wreck 1860 – 1869

Månelys, Peder Balke

Månelys 1870

Northern Lights, Peder Balke

Northern Lights 1870

Vardøhus Fortress, Peder Balke

Vardøhus Fortress 1870

The Northern Lights over Four Men in a Rowboat, Peder Balke

The Northern Lights over Four Men in a Rowboat 1887

Caspar David Friedrich, The ArtistsPortrait of Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich

The quiet tragedy of the big big world

1774 – 1840
Ivan Aivazovsky, The ArtistsPortrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

1817 – 1900
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
18011900

Hippolyte Bayard

Thomas Cole

Peder Balke

James Nasmyth

Honoré Daumier

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