Frits Thaulow (1847 – 1906) was a Norwegian Impressionist painter, best known for his naturalistic depictions of landscape.
Norwegian by birth, Frits Thaulow began his artistic training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1870. Early on, he pursued his career outside of Scandinavia. After a brief period studying marine painting in Karlsruhe, Germany Thaulow realized the limitations of this genre and decided to focus on landscape painting. He spent five years in France, eventually settling in Paris. Thaulow worked with fellow Norwegian Frederik Collett and Swedish colorist Carl Skanberg. Exhibiting his paintings widely in Munich, Berlin, and Paris established his international reputation as a painter of genre and landscape scenes. As a former marine painter it is not surprising that water plays an important role in Thaulow's works; icy ponds and rivers make common appearances.
Thaulow was one of the earliest artists to paint in Skagen in the north of Jutland, soon to become famous for its Skagen Painters. He arrived there in 1879 with his friend Christian Krohg, who persuaded him to spend the summer and autumn there. They arrived from Norway in Thaulow's little boat. Thaulow, who had specialized in marine painting, turned to Skagen's favourite subjects, the fishermen and the boats on the shore.
After his stay in Skagen, Thaulow returned to Norway in 1880. He became one of the leading young figures in the Norwegian art scene, together with Christian Krohg and Erik Werenskiold, and he helped establish the first National Art Exhibit (also known as Høstutstillingen or Autumn Exhibit) in 1882. Many of Thaulow's best known Norwegian scenes are from Åsgårdstrand, which had become an important center for artists and painters dating from the 1880s.
Thaulow moved to France in 1892, living there until his death in 1906. He soon discovered that the cityscapes of Paris did not suit him. His best paintings were made in small towns such as Montreuil-sur-Mer, Dieppe and surrounding villages, Quimperle in Brittany and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in the Corrèze département (1903). One of his most famous works once he moved to france was A village street in France. In Dieppe Thaulow and his wife Alexandra made themselves popular: they were friends with artist Charles Conder, and they met Aubrey Beardsley.
Thaulow received a number of honors for his artistic activity, including his appointment as commander of the 2nd Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1905. He received the French Legion of Honor, the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus from Italy and the Order of Nichan Iftikhar from Tunisia. He died in Volendam, in The Netherlands. The National Gallery of Norway features 37 of his works. Other prominent displays include the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University.
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| Mr. Frits Thaulow |
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| Portrait of Frederik Collett 1875 |
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| Study, Winter Afternoon-Light 1876 |
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| A River 1883 |
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| Norsk vinterlandskap 1890 |
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| In the Backyard 1892 |
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| Water mill 1892 |
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| Area of Venice 1894 |
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| Ponte Pietra, Verona 1894 |
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| River in Normandy 1894 |
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| Kveldstemning, Dieppe 1894-98 |
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| A Château in Normandy 1895 |
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| Fra Dieppe med elven Arques 1895 |
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| Under the Rialto Bridge of Venice 1895 |
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| Boulevard de la Madeleine à Paris 1896-97 |
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| Fra Akerselven 1897-1901 |
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| Dieppe 1898 |
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| Le Transatlantique 1898 |
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| Hiver à Paris 1898-1902 |
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| Effet de neige 1900 |
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| The Marble Gate (From Bergues) 1902 |
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| Marmortrappen 1903 |
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| Village Street with People 1903 |
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| Moonlight in Beaulieu 1904 |
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| Landskap med Otta-elven 1904 |
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| Place Marbot 1904 |
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| Dordrecht 1905 |
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| The River Dordogne at Beaulieu 1905 |
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| A Mountain Stream n.d. |
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| Jardin Du Luxembourg n.d. |
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| River Landscape with Factory Buildings, Winter n.d. |
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| The Mill in Overschie n.d. |
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| The Priest n.d. |
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| Village on the Bank of a Stream n.d. |
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