The North Cape by Moonlight
by Eric Glaser
Title
The North Cape by Moonlight
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"The North Cape by Moonlight"
Artist: Peder Balke (Norwegian, 1804-1887)
Date: 1848
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 62 cm (24.4 in); Width: 85 cm (33.4 in)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, USA
Balke visited the North Cape only once, in 1832, but the experience became a touchstone of his imagination for the rest of his life. The tenebrous palette and expressive brushwork seen in this moonlit view are characteristic of Balke’s mature style, which stands in contrast to the more restrained naturalism of his mentor Johan Christian Dahl. When this painting (or another version) was exhibited in Oslo in the fall of 1848, a critic wrote that it "claims our interest, both for the nature of the subject itself and the singularity of the perception of the chosen moment."
Text Credit: The Met
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Additional image editing by Eric Glaser
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November 2nd, 2021
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