Peder Balke
Peder Balke (1804–1887) was a Norwegian painter, artist and lithographer.
Also recorded as Peder Andersen Balke.
Overview
Recorded at birth as Peder Andersen.
Born at Helgøya in 1804, died at Christiania in 1887.
In detail
Peder Balke studied at Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. training under Carl Johan Fahlcrantz and Johan Christian Dahl is recorded. the recorded working language is Norwegian and Swedish.
The field of work recorded is visual arts, painting and printmaking.
Works named in the authority record are Seascape and From Nordland.
Work by Peder Balke is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo Stock Exchange and Rosendal Castle.
Sources
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“Peder Balke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2272816: Peder Balke
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