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'''Kitty Lange Kielland''' (October 8, 1843 — October 1, 1914<ref name="DOA">{{cite book|title=The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art: Kitty (Lange) Kielland|year=2003|publisher=Oxford University Press, Inc.}}</ref>) was a Norwegian landscape painter.<ref name="MIA">{{cite web|url=http://www.artsmia.org/mirror-of-nature/the-artists.cfm?lng=0&artist=kielland|title= Kitty Lange Kielland|accessdate= 2008-03-23|work= A Mirror Of Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting 1840-1910|publisher= [[Minneapolis Institute of Arts]]}}</ref> | |||
==Early life and training== | ==Early life and training== | ||
Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of [[Alexander Kielland]].<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist.<ref name="MIA" /> Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she turned thirty that she was allowed to train as a professional artist.<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> In 1873 she traveled to [[Karlsruhe]] where she was trained by [[Hans Gude]].<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> As a woman Kielland was forced to take private lessons from Gude instead of joining his landscape painting class.<ref name="MIA" /> Gude's adherence to realism left a lasting impression on Kielland that was visible in her later works.<ref name="MIA" /> Kielland made rapid progress during the two years she spent training with Gude.<ref name="DOA" /> | Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of [[Alexander Kielland]].<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist.<ref name="MIA" /> Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she turned thirty that she was allowed to train as a professional artist.<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> In 1873 she traveled to [[Karlsruhe]] where she was trained by [[Hans Fredrik Gude|Hans Gude]].<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> As a woman Kielland was forced to take private lessons from Gude instead of joining his landscape painting class.<ref name="MIA" /> Gude's adherence to realism left a lasting impression on Kielland that was visible in her later works.<ref name="MIA" /> Kielland made rapid progress during the two years she spent training with Gude.<ref name="DOA" /> | ||
==Munich== | ==Munich== | ||
Kielland left Karlsruhe for [[Munich]] in 1875 where she joined a colony of Norwegian artists living there.<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> In Munich she studied with | Kielland left Karlsruhe for [[Munich]] in 1875 where she joined a colony of Norwegian artists living there.<ref name="DOA" /><ref name="MIA" /> In Munich she studied with French-inspired [[Realism (visual arts)|realist]] [[Hermann Baisch]], and with Norwegian [[Eilif Peterssen]] whom some consider to be her most important teacher.<ref name="DOA" /> Kielland lived in Munich until 1878.<ref name="DOA" /> | ||
==Jæren== | ==Jæren== | ||
In 1876 Kielland | In 1876 Kielland visited [[Jæren]] in southern Norway.<ref name="DOA" /> Kielland's former teacher Hans Gude had visited Jæren in 1869 and 1872 and upon his return had suggested to her that she should travel there and paint it.<ref name="HFG">{{cite book | last = Haverkamp | first = Frode | authorlink = | others = trans. Joan Fuglesang | title = Hans Fredrik Gude: From National Romanticism to Realism in Landscape | accessdate = 2008-01-07 | language = Norwegian | doi = | id = | pages = | chapter = | chapterurl = | quote = | ref = }}</ref> Kielland prepared studies while she was in Jæren and later used these to paint the characteristically flat landscape when she returned to Munich, making her the first artist to do so.<ref name="DOA" /> Her painting of Jæren shows a realistic depiction of the landscape, but with unifying atmospheric effects.<ref name="DOA" /> Kielland returned to Jæren regularly during the summers, and so the monotonous landscape and [[peat bog]]s of the area became one of her favorite [[motif]]s.<ref name="MIA" /> Kielland said that she was so interested in the area around Jæren because of "the grandeur of the landscape and the wealth of poverty".<ref name="MIA2">{{cite web|url=http://www.artsmia.org/mirror-of-nature/nordic-art-detail.cfm?nor_art_cat=45&lng=0|title= In the Open Air|accessdate= 2008-03-23|work= A Mirror Of Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting 1840-1910|publisher= [[Minneapolis Institute of Arts]]}}</ref> The skill with which the landscape was executed marks her as one of Gude's most outstanding students.<ref name="DOA" /> | ||
==Paris== | ==Paris== | ||
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Kielland worked on simplifying her art in the 1890s under the influence of [[Jens Ferdinand Willumsen]].<ref name="MIA" /> | Kielland worked on simplifying her art in the 1890s under the influence of [[Jens Ferdinand Willumsen]].<ref name="MIA" /> | ||
Kielland participated eagerly in public debates regrading [[women's rights]].<ref name="MIA" /> | Kielland participated eagerly in public debates regrading [[women's rights]].<ref name="MIA" /> Kielland painted little towards the end of her life.<ref name="MIA" /> She suffered from [[senile dementia]] for several years, and finally died in [[Oslo|Kristiania]] in 1914.<ref name="MIA" /> | ||
Kielland painted little towards the end of her life.<ref name="MIA" /> She suffered from [[senile dementia]] for several years, and finally died in [[Oslo|Kristiania]] in 1914.<ref name="MIA" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 22 January 2010
Kitty Lange Kielland (October 8, 1843 — October 1, 1914[1]) was a Norwegian landscape painter.[2]
Early life and training
Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of Alexander Kielland.[1][2] Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist.[2] Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she turned thirty that she was allowed to train as a professional artist.[1][2] In 1873 she traveled to Karlsruhe where she was trained by Hans Gude.[1][2] As a woman Kielland was forced to take private lessons from Gude instead of joining his landscape painting class.[2] Gude's adherence to realism left a lasting impression on Kielland that was visible in her later works.[2] Kielland made rapid progress during the two years she spent training with Gude.[1]
Munich
Kielland left Karlsruhe for Munich in 1875 where she joined a colony of Norwegian artists living there.[1][2] In Munich she studied with French-inspired realist Hermann Baisch, and with Norwegian Eilif Peterssen whom some consider to be her most important teacher.[1] Kielland lived in Munich until 1878.[1]
Jæren
In 1876 Kielland visited Jæren in southern Norway.[1] Kielland's former teacher Hans Gude had visited Jæren in 1869 and 1872 and upon his return had suggested to her that she should travel there and paint it.[3] Kielland prepared studies while she was in Jæren and later used these to paint the characteristically flat landscape when she returned to Munich, making her the first artist to do so.[1] Her painting of Jæren shows a realistic depiction of the landscape, but with unifying atmospheric effects.[1] Kielland returned to Jæren regularly during the summers, and so the monotonous landscape and peat bogs of the area became one of her favorite motifs.[2] Kielland said that she was so interested in the area around Jæren because of "the grandeur of the landscape and the wealth of poverty".[4] The skill with which the landscape was executed marks her as one of Gude's most outstanding students.[1]
Paris
In 1879 Kielland moved to Paris, and exhibited her paintings for the first time.[2] Kielland was briefly a pupil of the landscape painter Léon Pelouse who lived in nearby Cernay-la-Ville.[2] Kielland left Paris in 1889.[2]
Later life and death
Kielland worked on simplifying her art in the 1890s under the influence of Jens Ferdinand Willumsen.[2]
Kielland participated eagerly in public debates regrading women's rights.[2] Kielland painted little towards the end of her life.[2] She suffered from senile dementia for several years, and finally died in Kristiania in 1914.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 (2003) The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art: Kitty (Lange) Kielland. Oxford University Press, Inc..
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Kitty Lange Kielland. A Mirror Of Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting 1840-1910. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ↑ Haverkamp, Frode. Hans Fredrik Gude: From National Romanticism to Realism in Landscape (in Norwegian), trans. Joan Fuglesang. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ↑ In the Open Air. A Mirror Of Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting 1840-1910. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.