Comments on: Feel Art Again: “Brudeferden i Hardanger”

By: Andréa

Andréa — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:39:28 +0000

emily: To avoid any copyright infringement problems, we stick to pre-1900 works of art. I’ll add Thomas Benton to my list of suggestions, though, in case anything changes in the future.

By: Andréa

Andréa — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:15:37 +0000

Jessica: I’d love to cover more recent artists but, due to copyright issues, we’re currently sticking to pre-1900 works of art.

Therese: At least at the time of Gude & Tidemand, it was common for Norwegian artists to study in Germany.

Roger: I think collaborative art was more common during the time of Gude & Tidemand, and for large-scale works of art, such as murals.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:35:43 +0000

Very interesting painting! I had never really thought about collaborative art – is that fairly commonplace?

By: Therese

Therese — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:36:10 +0000

I understand Muther’s remarks; however, sometimes I just want to look at a painting and feel good… not experience some sort of conversion or emotional jolt or whatever… This painting makes me feel good. It’s beautiful and calming. Thanks… I needed that!

Andréa, you mention those art three academies. They sound like places in Germany (my ancestors hailed from Karlsruhe), so I wonder if most Norwegian artists studied in Germany.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:15:17 +0000

I love this painting, and have never seen it before. I will check on other works and add this to my office rotation.

You have once again brightened my day with some great artwork and the story behind it. Thank you.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:29 +0000

What about some more recent artists?

By: emily

emily — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:16:26 +0000

I’d love to see a Feel Art Again on Thomas Hart Benton. He was a spitfire!