Year 1864 (1864) Created 1864 | Medium oil on canvas | |
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Dimensions 58 cm × 71 cm (23 in × 28 in) Similar Winter at the Sognefjord, Christening in Tanum Church, Inger on the Beach, Winter Night in the Mountains, Pilgrimage to the Cedars in | ||
Stetind in Fog is an oil painting by Peder Balke from 1864.
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Genesis
Peder Balke got the inspiration for the painting during the first extended trip, as Peder Balke made in 1832 to seek out North Norwegian nature . The dramatic landscape along the northern Norwegian coast impressed Balke. He came back to Stetind as a motif on several occasions later in life. Similar motifs are also in the 26 sketches that Peder balks sold to King Louis Philippe of France, and which is now in the Louvre in Paris.
Stetind sits in the trånga fjord, one of the headwaters of the Tysfjorden. The mountain top was selected first in a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation poll.
Painting
The painting is a dramatic composition in a romantic tradition and describes the relationship of man to nature's forces. The mountain Stetind is located in the middle of the painting, which has a fairly low horizon line. A gray mist dominates the painting. Out in the wind are two boats and a small group of people standing on a rock knoll looking out over the sea.
Provenance
The painting was bought by the National Gallery in Oslo in 1980. The National Gallery also has two smaller versions of the same scene.