Post 195 -by Gautam Shah
SUNDAY Feature on ART of Architecture
Frits Thaulow (1847-1906) was a Norway born Impressionist Painter, known for his naturalistic scenes. Thaulow studied art in both Denmark and Germany. In 1879, he travelled to Skagen, Denmark’s northernmost town, to paint marine landscapes, shores, fishermen and boats. After his stay in Skagen, Thaulow returned to Norway in 1880.
Thaulow moved to France in 1892, lived there until his death in 1906. But the cityscapes of Paris did not suit him. His best paintings are made in small towns such as Montreuil-sur-Mer, Dieppe and surrounding villages, Quimperle in Brittany, and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in the Corrèze department. Many of Thaulow's best known Norwegian scenes are from Åsgårdstrand,
Thaulow art shows his keen interest play of light on the water s of rivers and creeks. Skies form a very small component in the composition, compared with the land-water surfaces. He has composed many rural scenes where buildings and their surfaces dominate rather than the form.
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