Mountain Landscape with a Castle
by DAHL, Johan Christian Clausen, Oil on canvas, 177 x 246 cm
Although better know for his smaller scale works and plein-air sketches, Johan Christian Dahl’s large, naturalistic landscapes were considered by his contemporaries to be his major artistic achievement. This work was painted in difficult conditions, at Engelholm, a windswept coastal town on the north west coast of the Scania peninsular, Sweden, a short boat trip from Elsinore.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes):
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1st movement)