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Source Description
Tidemand travelled in Sweden between 1852 and 1854, recording what he saw, and several finished works developed from this trip. This drawing depicts two children in Mora, Sweden. A painting, which closely resembles the composition, titled "Moradrengene," sold at Sotheby's London (June 15, 2004, Lot 305). Other versions of the subject are known, the last painted in 1860.Tidemand, like many of his Norwegian countrymen, studied in Düsseldorf, Germany. After four years study, in 1841, he left for Rome and returned to Norway the following year. In 1845 he settled for good in Düsseldorf, becoming a well established genre and figure painter specializing in rural themes.
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Document identity
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28436
label
Two Girls Resting on Mountain
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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28436
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
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normalized
title
Two Girls Resting on Mountain
description
Tidemand travelled in Sweden between 1852 and 1854, recording what he saw, and several finished works developed from this trip. This drawing depicts two children in Mora, Sweden. A painting, which closely resembles the composition, titled "Moradrengene," sold at Sotheby's London (June 15, 2004, Lot 305). Other versions of the subject are known, the last painted in 1860.Tidemand, like many of his Norwegian countrymen, studied in Düsseldorf, Germany. After four years study, in 1841, he left for Rome and returned to Norway the following year. In 1845 he settled for good in Düsseldorf, becoming a well established genre and figure painter specializing in rural themes.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1859
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.6
height
15
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 9/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (16.6 x 15 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: A. Tidemand '59
med
pencil and sepia on paper
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4371
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none
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none
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