Norwegian painters heading south to Germany

When I received a greetings card with a detail from a painting by Hans Gude (1825-1903), I was interested to read on the back that he was born in Oslo but lived much of his adult life in Germany, working as a professor of landscape painting in Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe and Berlin. Further research led to the discovery that he was one of a number of Norwegian painters to study in Germany and indeed one of several who settled there but who made regular trips back to Norway for inspiration. This blog post will highlight a few of these across the generations.

Vinterettermiddag (Winter afternoon), the painting on the card, picture via Wikimedia Commons