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Harriet Backer

38 works

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Woman in dark blue dress sewing in a dim interior with red desk, potted plant, and blue chairs.

Blue Interior

1883

Painting of a woman sewing by lamplight beside a window, with a warm yellow wall and dark dress.

By Lamp Light

1890

Painting of two men seated on a bench in a sunlit farm interior beside a window with white curtains.

Farm Interior, Knabberud in Bærum

1886

Painted landscape of a meadow with wildflowers, farm houses with red roofs, trees and a dark hill under a pale sky.

Landscape from Bærum

1890

Loose painted interior with a seated woman and a man seen from behind, a red chair and a glowing lamp in the room.

Music, Interior from Paris

1887

Painting of an elderly woman in a lace cap beside a young girl in a red hood, with a sewing basket and birdcage.

Little Red Riding Hood

1872

Four men playing cards at a wooden table in a rustic timber room lit by a window, painted in 1897.

Card Players

1897

Painting of a woman sewing in a rustic farm interior, with an open doorway showing a sunlit green field outside.

Farm Interior, Skotta in Bærum

1887

Loose painting of a green valley with a winding pale road, farm buildings on the right, and hills under a pale sky.

Landscape from Foldalen

1894

Painting of a rustic farmhouse interior with a sunlit window, wooden bed, hanging clothes and warm red walls.

Farm Interior, Strålsjøhaugen

1893

Woman in blue dress playing upright piano in a sunlit room with lace curtains and potted plants by the window.

Chez moi

1887

Painted portrait of a seated man in a grey suit in a rocking chair with a gilt-decorated back, hands clasped.

Portrait of the Composer Johan Backer Lunde

1896

Painting of a rural Norwegian village of turf-roofed wooden buildings on green hills, with a fence, muddy path and mountain a

Autumn at Strålsjøen

1894

Still life painting of roses in a blue vase, a green bowl of fruit, and a dark sculpted head on a table.

Still Life

1916

Painting of a seated woman with auburn hair in a dark blue dress against a brown background.

Portrait of Nenna Janson Nagel, b. Backer Lunde

1892

Interior of a church with an arched doorway opening onto a sunlit yard, where women with a baby stand near red pews.

Christening in Tanum Church

1892

Painting of two women at a wooden table in a dim rustic interior beside a barred window.

Interior view of Brittany

1881

Painting of a wooden house and rowboats on a sunlit river bank with trees reflected in the water.

From Sandvikselven

1890

Worshippers in dark clothing gather at Holy Communion before a gilded altarpiece in a vaulted church interior.

The Holy Communion celebrated in Stange Church

1903

Seated woman in dark dress and lace collar in a green armchair, wearing long blue gloves, painted against a muted interior.

The Artist Kitty Kielland

1883

Painting of a young woman in a green blouse reading a letter at a table beside a large red parasol in a dim interior.

Evening, Interior

1890

Painting of a blue-walled room with two windows, a mirror over a cabinet, and a red chair in loose brushwork.

Interior from Einabu in Foldal

1920

Loose painted interior with a woman in a red chair in the foreground and two men seated by a bright window.

By the Piano

1894

Loose painted interior with a woman at a piano, a seated man, green walls, framed pictures and a vase of flowers.

Music, Interior form Kristiania

1890

Mourners in a dim parlour: a seated man holds hands with a standing woman while another woman weeps, beside a samovar.

The Farewell

1878

Portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, pearls and pink roses, against a dark background.

Karen Nielsen, b. Wedel Jarlsberg

1876

Seated woman in a blue blouse with clasped hands against a green background, painted in loose brushwork.

Mrs. Vedastine Aubert, b. Moe

1910

Painting of a woman in a lace cap and a man in a tan cloak holding a metal pot in a dark interior.

In the Servants' Quarters

1877

Painting of a curving city street seen from above, with beige apartment buildings, green trees and a pale cloudy sky.

View from my Balcony, Hansteensgate 2

1915

Painting of a red-walled room with a woman at a table and a man playing violin beside a rocking chair and window.

The Living Room at Kolbotn, (Hulda and Arne Garborg's home)

1896

Painting of a book-lined library with chairs around a table, a chandelier overhead, and a potted plant by a window.

The Library of Thorvald Boeck

1902

Painting of a sunlit room filled with potted palms and plants, a rocking chair, a yellow chair and a chandelier.

Interior from Øvre Nanset

1885