Thorvald Erichsen - Artist Info

About Thorvald Erichsen

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Erichsen Thorvald
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    Thorvald Erichsen (1868 - 1939)

    Thorvald Erichsen was born the 18 July, 1868 in Trondhjem. After beginning his artistic studies in Bergslien's School in Christiania he went to Copenhagen where, in company with other young compatriots, he spent some time under the sagacious and inspiring eye of Kristian Zahrtmann (see AskART).

    In order further to enlarge his vision and develop his maturing taste he later visited Paris and Italy, returning home to identify himself with that significant movement which in the 'nineties was headed by such men as Harald Sohlberg (see AskART) and Halfdan Egedius (see AskART), and which may be characterized as the new romanticism.

    Erichsen, however, possesses distinctly more painter lik...

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