Harald Sohlberg

The recorded working language is Norwegian. The field of work recorded is painting. Works named in the authority record are Winter Night in the Mountains. Work by Harald Sohlberg is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Nationalmuseum, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, National Gallery of Norway and Trondheim art museum.

Sohlberg attended the Royal School of Art and Design of Christiania. He later trained under the graphic artist and painter Johan Nordhagen. Sohlberg attended the art school of Kristian Zahrtmann. He also studied as a pupil of Erik Werenskiold, Eilif Peterssen and Harriet Backer. He is particularly known for his depictions of the Rondane mountains and the town of Røros. Perhaps his most widely recognized paintings, in several variations, is Winter's Night in Rondane, presently featured at the National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet).

• Natteglød (1893) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo. • Sommernatt (1899) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo. • Vinternatt i fjelene (1901) Hilmar Rekstens Samlinger, Bergen • Fra Røros (1902) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo. • Natt (1904) Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim • En blomstereng nordpå (1906) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo. • Eken (1908) Drammen Kunstmuseum • Vinternatt i Rondane (1911–1914) Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.

• Illustration — Fisherman's cottage, 1907 • Illustration — Summer Night, 1899 • Illustration — Flower Meadow in the North, 1905 • Illustration — Vinternatt i Fellene III (Winter's Night in the Mountains III) • Illustration — Storgaten Røros (Røros main street), 1903 • Illustration — Natt (Night), 1904 • Illustration — Sara vokter hjorden (Sara guarding the flock), c. 1910 • Illustration — Oslo fra Akershus (Oslo from Akershus), c. 1900

His painting Fisherman's Cottage was used as the cover of a book by John Burnside, Scottish writer, called A Summer of Drowning; Sohlberg is mentioned prominently throughout the novel, and one of the sections of this book is called "The Fisherman's House" in obvious homage to the painting. Another painting, Flower Meadow of the North, was used as the cover of the book Morning Poems by Robert Bly.

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