Norwegian Coast During a Storm

1819

Johan Christian Dahl

Associated Names
Johan Christian Dahl

Artist, Norwegian, 1788 - 1857

The image shows a seascape with detailed line work and etching. The view is from the shoreline, capturing turbulent seas crashing against cliffs on the left. The horizon is low, with swirling clouds in the sky. In the distance to the right, a rocky formation is visible in the water. The etching technique depicts the texture of the sea and cliffs with dense strokes. The monochromatic palette of blacks and grays intensifies the contrast between the sea and the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with bitten tone on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Epstein Family Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.7 x 15 cm (4 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 13 x 16.5 cm (5 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.50.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guratzsch 2002, no. 133

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bergquist, New York; purchase, NGA, 1992

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Johan Christian Dahl, der Freund Caspar David Friedrich. Schleswig, 2002.

Inscriptions

lower left plate: Dahl 1819.; by later hand, center verso in graphite: No 365; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 44937 /2a / Joh. Chriss. Clausen Dahl. Andr. 3 / 2 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q75118280

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