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Seascape

Peder Balke Norwegian
1870s
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This image of a calm sea was rendered in thinned gray paint with great delicacy. Each detail is legible only in the context of the whole, lending the painting an elusive, visionary quality.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seascape
  • Artist: Peder Balke (Norwegian, Helgøya, Nes 1804–1887 Oslo (Kristiania))
  • Date: 1870s
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Hearn Family Trust
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings