Harald Sohlberg

Harald Sohlberg painted the Norwegian landscape in a mood of stillness and wonder. His mountains, lakes and night skies are clear and carefully composed, with deep blues and luminous light that give them a quiet, almost spiritual intensity.

Born in Christiania (now Oslo), he trained at the Royal School of Art and Design there and studied with Harriet Backer, Erik Werenskiold and Kristian Zahrtmann. He worked for a time in the mining town of Røros, which he painted many times. His most famous picture, Winter Night in the Mountains, shows the Rondane peaks under a starry sky and is in the National Museum in Oslo.

Fisherman’s Cottage and Flower Meadow in the North show his crisp detail and luminous northern light.