Johan Frederick Thaulow was born in Norway. He was one of the ten children of a wealthy pharmacist couple and his future lay in academic education at the request of his father. Johan complied with this wish and he pursued an education, graduating with a doctorate. By this time, Johan had recently discovered his love of painting. With his degree, Thaulow went to Copenhagen and took up studies at the renowned art school. The young Norwegian's goal was to train as a marine painter. One of his teachers was Carl Frederik Sorensen, one of the most important marine painters in Scandinavia. Thaulow spent two years in Copenhagen. The Norwegian painter Hans Frederick Gude was teaching at the time at the Baden School in Germany. Gude was also a trained marine painter and Thaulow went to Baden to intensify his skills.
The life of Johan Frederick Thaulow, who calls himself only Fritz or Frits Thaulow, is marked by a distinct restlessness. Thaulow travels extensively, marries Paul Gauguin's sister-in-law for a short time, travels further, and marries again. Paris becomes something of a second home for the Norwegian. The city has a status of modernity among Scandinavian artists and many are drawn to France. An association forms among the Nordic painters, which Thaulow joins. Johann has his first contact with the Impressionist painters here. These are great steps into the painterly future. Thaulow is considered a champion of realism and takes the renewals long. Fritz became friends with Christin Krogh. Together, the artist colleagues leave the French metropolis and travel by boat to Skagen. While Krogh finds inspiration in the artists' colony, Thaulow is a quiet observer. He is considered an outsider who finds great pleasure in the maritime motifs that Skagen offers him. He does not take part in the artistic life of the artists' colony. When he leaves Denmark this time, it is for good.
Johann Frederick Thaulow developed during his apprentice years into an impressionist painter who was a virtuoso artist of waterscapes like no other. Thaulow perfectly captured the vivid movements of water and the reflections on its surfaces, which accompany much of his work. In his late period, the artist lived in Norway for many years. He concentrates on the realistic depiction of the landscapes in his surroundings. The painter allows slight influences of the Impressionist ideas he encountered in Paris. Thaulow regularly makes short trips to Scotland and to Venice. The ideas he brings back from his travels are incorporated into his works in a sensitive way. For the latter years of his life, Thaulow returned to Paris. The last stop on his journey was the Netherlands. Thaulow's life was a constant flow, much like the waters of his paintings.
Johan Frederick Thaulow was born in Norway. He was one of the ten children of a wealthy pharmacist couple and his future lay in academic education at the request of his father. Johan complied with this wish and he pursued an education, graduating with a doctorate. By this time, Johan had recently discovered his love of painting. With his degree, Thaulow went to Copenhagen and took up studies at the renowned art school. The young Norwegian's goal was to train as a marine painter. One of his teachers was Carl Frederik Sorensen, one of the most important marine painters in Scandinavia. Thaulow spent two years in Copenhagen. The Norwegian painter Hans Frederick Gude was teaching at the time at the Baden School in Germany. Gude was also a trained marine painter and Thaulow went to Baden to intensify his skills.
The life of Johan Frederick Thaulow, who calls himself only Fritz or Frits Thaulow, is marked by a distinct restlessness. Thaulow travels extensively, marries Paul Gauguin's sister-in-law for a short time, travels further, and marries again. Paris becomes something of a second home for the Norwegian. The city has a status of modernity among Scandinavian artists and many are drawn to France. An association forms among the Nordic painters, which Thaulow joins. Johann has his first contact with the Impressionist painters here. These are great steps into the painterly future. Thaulow is considered a champion of realism and takes the renewals long. Fritz became friends with Christin Krogh. Together, the artist colleagues leave the French metropolis and travel by boat to Skagen. While Krogh finds inspiration in the artists' colony, Thaulow is a quiet observer. He is considered an outsider who finds great pleasure in the maritime motifs that Skagen offers him. He does not take part in the artistic life of the artists' colony. When he leaves Denmark this time, it is for good.
Johann Frederick Thaulow developed during his apprentice years into an impressionist painter who was a virtuoso artist of waterscapes like no other. Thaulow perfectly captured the vivid movements of water and the reflections on its surfaces, which accompany much of his work. In his late period, the artist lived in Norway for many years. He concentrates on the realistic depiction of the landscapes in his surroundings. The painter allows slight influences of the Impressionist ideas he encountered in Paris. Thaulow regularly makes short trips to Scotland and to Venice. The ideas he brings back from his travels are incorporated into his works in a sensitive way. For the latter years of his life, Thaulow returned to Paris. The last stop on his journey was the Netherlands. Thaulow's life was a constant flow, much like the waters of his paintings.
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