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Johan Christian Dahl

277 works

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Drawing of a reclining male nude with curly hair, arms extended and legs twisted, rendered in graphite and white highlights.

Drawing of a man

1811

Graphite drawing of the back of a nude classical male statue, Hercules Farnese, on a grey paper, dated 1813.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett bakfra

1813

Drawing of the Farnese Hercules statue seen from the front, a muscular bearded nude leaning on a club, in grey chalk.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett forfra

1813

Grey-toned drawing of a seated nude man leaning against a board, head bowed, one arm raised, by Johan Christian Dahl.

Norwegian Bokmål: Mannsakt, lent mot en skjerm

1811

Pen and wash drawing of a flat landscape with Frederiksborg Castle's spires on the horizon, a farmhouse and trees at right.

View of Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød

1817

Pencil drawing of three figures at a railing gazing over a coastal bay with a distant steamship, 1826.

Norwegian Bokmål: Professor Klingberg, pastor Ølegaard og fru Ølegaard

1826

Pencil sketch of a sailing boat and a castle with spire across calm water, with smaller boats in the distance.

Norwegian Bokmål: Ved Kronborg

1834

Grey wash drawing of a moonlit river with a pale moon, clouds, and a low shoreline of trees and a mast.

The River Elbe in Moonlight

1833

Pen drawing of a family seated and standing around a table in an interior, with a mother holding a baby and a man reading.

The Nauwerk Family

1819

Pencil and wash drawing of a tall sailing ship moored by a rocky shore with smaller boats and hills beyond, 1826.

Norwegian Bokmål: Fra Vækerø

1826

Pencil and wash sketch of hazy hills and a valley with small figures and rocks in the foreground.

Norwegian Bokmål: Fra Jønndalen

1826

Pencil and wash drawing of boats and log buildings on a fjord shore beneath steep mountains, with a sailing ship in the dista

From Lærdalsøren

1844

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a wooden farmhouse on a hill with a fence and forested slopes behind it.

Cotter's Farm near Drammen

1826

Pencil sketch of a river with a wooden bridge, timber buildings, a small boat and a wooded hill behind.

Hellefoss

1826

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a waterfall cascading between rocky cliffs and pine trees, by Johan Christian Dahl, 1826.

Waterfall at Tinn in Telemark

1826

Pencil and watercolor sketch of hazy mountain slopes with shrubs and a pale rock face, dated 1820.

Landscape, Upper Bavaria

1820

Pencil and watercolor sketch of snowy alpine peaks above a grey hillside, with an inscription reading Tyrol 1820.

Alpine Landscape

1820

Pencil sketch of a hazy mountain valley with a village, river, and handwritten notes on the paper.

Landskap, Tyrol

1820

Pencil and blue wash sketch of a hazy mountain valley with a curving road, stone wall and small buildings.

From Bolzano

1820

Pencil and watercolor landscape of a large building on a terrace above a wooded valley, with a mountain behind.

From Vietri

1820

Pale watercolor sketch of a stone tower on a rocky headland beside steep cliffs above a blue sea.

Fortress tower at Erchie

1820

Watercolor sketch of surf breaking on dark rocky cliffs, with a small figure fishing on the shore below.

Cliffs near Naples; man fishing with a rod

1820

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a tower-topped coastal promontory above the sea, with trees and hazy hills behind.

Coastal View near Amalfi

1820

Pencil sketch of layered mountains with two small figures on a rocky ridge and a pale lake in the foreground.

Norwegian Bokmål: Utsikt mot Gausta

1826

Pencil and grey wash sketch of steep cliffs above a valley with a river, footbridge, and small grazing animals.

View of Måbødalen

1826

Watercolor of a classical building and riders on a road overlooking a Naples bay with boats and a hilltop fortress.

View of Naples from Via di Posillipo

1820

Watercolor of Mount Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples, with a rocky cliff in the foreground and a sailboat on the water.

View of Mount Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples

1820

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside rising above a low horizon, with handwritten notes on pale paper by Johan Christian Dahl.

Wooded mountain slopes

1820

Pencil and wash sketch of a misty forest interior with tall, thin tree trunks and a small figure in the distance.

Forest Interior, Upper Bavaria

1820

Pale watercolor of a mountainous coastal town with a stone wall, arched gate, and two donkeys in the foreground.

View of Castellammare

1820

Grey wash study of clouds over a dark hillside and water, inscribed Dahl Napoli 28 September 1820.

Study of clouds, Naples

1820

Grey wash drawing of cloud studies over a dark hillside, with brown pen outlines and handwritten inscription at top.

Cloud Study

1820