1847 -1906 · Norwegian naturalism, rivers, snow and European modernity

Swirling waters, colorful snow, mills, canals and night streets make Frits Thaulow a European master of modern landscape.

Johan Fredrik Thaulow, known as Frits Thaulow, was born in Oslo, then Kristiania, in 1847. Trained in Copenhagen then in Karlsruhe with Hans Gude, he discovered naturalism and outdoor painting in Paris. Back in Norway, he participated in the revolt of young artists of 1882 against Kristiania's institutions and academic tastes. His goal was to directly paint the climate, seasons and contemporary life without the brown filter of the Düsseldorf tradition. His goal was to directly paint the climate, seasons and contemporary life without the brown filter of the Düsseldorf tradition. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and equipped with easily transportable equipment. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and equipped with easily transportable equipment. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and equipped with easily transportable equipment. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and equipped with easily transportable equipment. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and equipped with easily transportable equipment. Thaulow works outside even in winter, protected by a fur coat and River, canal, waterfall and thaw allow it to translate movement, reflection, transparency and depth with a fluid touch. Spring thaw opposes residual snow, released current and first changes of season. The Haugsfossen Waterfall transforms the eddies into architecture of light. In Winter on the banks of the Simoa River, the branches, banks and black water passages construct a chromatically complete image of the cold. From 1892, Thaulow's waterfall built a chromatically complete image of the cold. From 1892, the branches, banks and black water passages constructed a chromatically complete image of the cold. From 1892, Thaulow settled permanently in France. From 1892, Thaulow settled permanently in France. Dieppe, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Amiens, Picquigny, Beaulieu and Paris became his new territories. Dieppe, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Amiens, Picquigny, Beaulieu and Paris became his new territories. Dieppe, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Amiens, Picquigny, Beaulieu and Paris became his new territories. Dieppe, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Amiens, Picquigny, Beaulieu and Paris became nocturnes. His fame is international: the French government bought Winter in Norway after the Universal Exhibition of 1889, he exhibited with Monet and became Norwegian curator at the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Painter, pastellist and engraver, Thaulow died in Volendam in 1906. His work unites Nordic observation, naturalism and atmospheric freedom close to impressionism. His work unites Nordic observation, naturalism and atmospheric freedom close to impressionism. The "Frits Thaulow" selection notably compares Spring Thaw and Moonlight in Dieppe. His reading favors space.

Thaulow paints water as visible time: each reflection, swirl or patch of ice reveals the movement of the landscape.