Per Dahl - Artist Info

About Per Dahl

  • Biography

    Per Dahl was born on October 9th, 1930 in Ebeltoft, Denmark. His talents were noticed when he drew and scribbled on his parents' restaurant's table paper cloth. He therefore received a painting box from his parents, at the young age of twelve, and one year later during the war, he became the apprentice of the local artist, Ejnar Olsen. Following war's end, a sixteen year old, adventurous Dahl sat sails as deckhand with course for South America and later Canada. After several years of traveling, he returned to Denmark, via North Scandinavian, where he later in Sweden, met his life's companion, Janet.

    His paintings are of abstract and vibrant nature and characteristic in their use of strong colors.

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