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Johan Christian Dahl

277 works

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Painting of a wooden bridge over a stream beneath a stormy sky, with thatched cottages and trees on the left.

Broen over Tryggevælde å med udsigt til Køge

1813-1816

Painting of a open countryside with a dirt road, boulders, grazing cattle and a cluster of red-roofed farm buildings under a

Udsigt mod Engelholm ved Præstø

1816

Oil sketch of a rapid river among rocks and conifers, with mountains and farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Landskabsskitse fra Norge. Ved Bruflat, Valdres

1844

Painting of a mountain valley with a double rainbow, farm buildings, grazing goats, and travelers on a path.

View from Stalheim

1842

Oil painting of a shipwrecked vessel on rocky coast in a storm, with sailors on shore and rough surf under dark clouds.

Shipwreck on the Norwegian Coast

1832

Moonlit seascape with sailing boats, hanging fishing nets, a beached boat and a standing figure under dark clouds.

Ved den napolitanske golf. Måneskin

1820-1821

Painting of a listing ship wrecked near rocky Norwegian coast in stormy weather, with a rowboat and cargo on the shore.

Et skibbrud ved den norske kyst

1831-1832

Painting of a burning windmill on a hill above a harbor town with ships, under a dramatic moonlit sky.

Burning Windmill at Stege

1856

Moonlit harbor with a church spire, anchored sailing ships, and two figures on rocks beneath dramatic clouds.

Larvik by Moonlight

1839

Painting of a sunlit villa with a tall clock tower, a vineyard trellis and terraced garden under a cloudy sky.

Scene from the Villa Malta

1821

Oil sketch of dark storm clouds over a green hillside and distant blue horizon by Johan Christian Dahl, 1835.

Storm Clouds

1835

Winter painting of a bare, snow-dusted oak beside a frozen river with a moored sailing boat and dark birds on the snow.

Oak Tree by the Elbe in Winter

1853

Painting of a pale birch tree with bare branches and leafy crown against a dark background, with grass in the foreground.

Study of a Birch Tree

1826

Painting of a rushing river with rocky cliffs, wooden houses, a seated fisherman and a stormy sky over hills.

Hellefossen near Hokksund

1847

Night landscape with a moon behind clouds, a castle on a wooded hilltop, and a small figure in a dark meadow.

Schloss Siebeneichen near Meissen

1828

Small oil sketch of a mountain valley with a river, dark green hills, and snowy peaks lit by warm evening light.

Landscape at Nystuen on Filefjell

1850

Sketch of a river valley with a dark cliff on the left, warm sunlit hills on the right, and clouds above.

Landscape at Nystuen in Filefjell

1850

Night harbor scene with Kronborg Castle spires, moonlit clouds, and sailing ships on calm water.

Kronborg Castle in Moonlight

1849

Painting of a mountain valley with a lake, cattle wading in the water, a woman standing on the shore, and cliffs.

Isdalen at Svartediket near Bergen

1842

Painting of a shipwrecked vessel on a rocky Norwegian coast with crashing waves and a stormy sky.

Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway

1832

Painting of a lake under cloudy evening sky with rocky cliffs, a dead tree, a thatched cottage and small figures.

Nordic Landscape with a dead Tree

1814

Three figures in period dress stand at a railing on a rock overlook, looking over a winding river valley and distant hills.

View from Bastei

1819

Painted study of a grey-green agave plant with arching spiky leaves on brown soil, against a pale background.

Study of an Agave

1820

Night view of a river city under a moon, with spires silhouetted, a stone bridge, and horsemen on the shore.

View of Dresden by Moonlight

1838

Oil painting of a rowing boat on a bay, framed by a dark grotto opening, with a distant city and hills under clouds.

View from a grotto near Posillipo

1820

Painted landscape sketch of a flat plain under a stormy grey sky, with a dark tree cluster on the left.

The Elbe in Rain

1815

Oil sketch of Mount Vesuvius with smoke rising above the Bay of Naples under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius

1821

Painting of a mountain valley with a rushing river, birch and spruce trees, cattle in a meadow, and tall cliffs under clouds.

View of Fortundalen

1836

Painting of an oak trunk and rocky grassy foreground opening onto a distant flat landscape under a cloudy sky.

View near Prestø

1816

Painting of a reindeer herd on a mossy rocky ridge under a dark stormy sky, with mountains in the distance.

Stugunøset at Filefjell

1851

Painting of a rushing waterfall over rocks with goats, a wooden cabin, pine forest and a stormy mountain sky.

The Upper Falls of the Labrofoss

1855

Painting of stormy mountain ridges with mist, a sunset horizon, lakes in the valley, and sheep and goats in the foreground.

View from Lyshornet

1836