Born at Christiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, his parents were Ole and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. Ole Hammerstad was a sailor. John Hammerstad was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in... Read full biography
Born at Christiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, his parents were Ole and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. Ole Hammerstad was a sailor. John Hammerstad was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Norway and in his late twenties studied at the drawing school of Johan Fredrick Eckersberg (1822-1870),... Read full biography
Born at Christiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, his parents were Ole and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. Ole Hammerstad was a sailor. John Hammerstad was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Norway and in his late twenties studied at the drawing school of Johan Fredrick Eckersberg (1822-1870), who was a representative of the late Romantic Dusseldorf school of painting. Hammerstad emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Primarily a landscape painter, his works stand... Read full biography
Born at Christiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, his parents were Ole and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. Ole Hammerstad was a sailor. John Hammerstad was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Norway and in his late twenties studied at the drawing school of Johan Fredrick Eckersberg (1822-1870), who was a representative of the late Romantic Dusseldorf school of painting. Hammerstad emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Primarily a landscape painter, his works stand out through their realism and use of color, with many of them sold to Chicagoans for their Victorian homes. It is said that while the artist received little money for his works, they were resold at many times the price paid to him (A History of the... Read full biography
Born at Christiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, his parents were Ole and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. Ole Hammerstad was a sailor. John Hammerstad was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Norway and in his late twenties studied at the drawing school of Johan Fredrick Eckersberg (1822-1870), who was a representative of the late Romantic Dusseldorf school of painting. Hammerstad emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Primarily a landscape painter, his works stand out through their realism and use of color, with many of them sold to Chicagoans for their Victorian homes. It is said that while the artist received little money for his works, they were resold at many times the price paid to him (A History of the Norwegians in Illinois). Mr. Hammerstad was married to Agnes Klemp, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Chr... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC) (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Gerdts, Dr. William H. (essay)
88 pages (color)
Nordics of America
1993
Lovoll, Odd S.
228 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary