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'''Otto Ludvig Sinding''' (December |
'''Otto Ludvig Sinding''' (20 December 1842 – 22 November 1909) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Painting|painter]], illustrator, poet and dramatist. Sinding drew on motives from Norwegian nature, folk life and history. |
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==Personal life== |
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Otto Sinding was born in [[Kongsberg]] as a son of mine superindendent [[Matthias Wilhelm Sinding]] (1811–1860) and Cecilie Marie Mejdell (1817–86). He was the older brother of the sculptor [[Stephan Sinding]] and the composer [[Christian Sinding]]. He was a nephew of [[Nicolai Mejdell]] (1822–1899) and [[Thorvald Mejdell]] (1824–1908),<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Otto Sinding|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Knut|last=Ljøgodt|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Otto_Sinding/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref> and through the former a first cousin of [[Glør Thorvald Mejdell]], who married Otto's sister Thora Cathrine Sinding.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Mejdell, Glør Thorvald|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|editor=[[Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (archeologist)|Brøgger, A. W.]]; [[Einar Jansen|Jansen, Einar]]|edition=1st|first=Chr.|last=Ebbell|year=1940|volume=9|pages=137–140|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Otto Sinding was also a first cousin of [[Alfred Sinding-Larsen]] and the three siblings [[Ernst Anton Henrik Sinding]], [[Elisabeth Sinding]] and [[Gustav Adolf Sinding]].<ref name=nbl/> |
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In April 1874 in [[Karlsruhe]] Otto Sinding married Anna Christine Nielsen (1855–1914), an adoptive daughter of [[Hans Gude]] and Betsy Anker. Their son [[Sigmund Sinding]] became a notable painter.<ref name=nbl/> |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | Otto Sinding went to art school in [[Oslo|Christiania]] where he studied law and served as a civil servant. His first attempts at landscape painting earned him a scholarship, with which he went to [[Karlsruhe]] in Germany where he continued his studies. He studied art under [[Hans Gude]] at the [[Baden School of Art]] in [[Karlsruhe]]. <ref>{{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> It was there that Sinding also came into contact with [[Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Riefstahl]] and [[Karl Theodor von Piloty]]. |
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In 1876 he returned to Norway and then painted the altarpiece of Christ on the cross for Paul's Church in Christiania (Oslo) and several pictures by Norwegian folk tales and dramatic coastlines . In 1880 he made a trip to [[Italy]] and then settled in [[Munich]], where he painted a series of animated landscapes and marines. During the winter of 1886, he undertook a study trip to the [[Lofoten Islands]]. Some of his best known works would be his landscape paintings from [[Lofoten]]. |
In 1876 he returned to Norway and then painted the altarpiece of Christ on the cross for Paul's Church in Christiania (Oslo) and several pictures by Norwegian folk tales and dramatic coastlines . In 1880 he made a trip to [[Italy]] and then settled in [[Munich]], where he painted a series of animated landscapes and marines. During the winter of 1886, he undertook a study trip to the [[Lofoten Islands]]. Some of his best known works would be his landscape paintings from [[Lofoten]]. |
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In 1891 he established residence in [[Lysaker]]. From 1903 on the artist lived in [[Munich]] where he was a professor at the Art Academy |
In 1891 he established residence in [[Lysaker]]. From 1903 on the artist lived in [[Munich]] where he was a professor at the Art Academy of Munich. |
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He died in Munich in November 1909.<ref name=nbl/> |
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*[[:de:Otto Sinding|Otto Sinding]] German Wikipedia article |
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*[http://www.brucebawer.com/transart.htm From an article by Frank Jensen about the artists of northern Norway] |
*[http://www.brucebawer.com/transart.htm From an article by Frank Jensen about the artists of northern Norway] |
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Revision as of 07:45, 9 June 2010
Otto Ludvig Sinding (20 December 1842 – 22 November 1909) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, poet and dramatist. Sinding drew on motives from Norwegian nature, folk life and history.
Personal life
Otto Sinding was born in Kongsberg as a son of mine superindendent Matthias Wilhelm Sinding (1811–1860) and Cecilie Marie Mejdell (1817–86). He was the older brother of the sculptor Stephan Sinding and the composer Christian Sinding. He was a nephew of Nicolai Mejdell (1822–1899) and Thorvald Mejdell (1824–1908),[1] and through the former a first cousin of Glør Thorvald Mejdell, who married Otto's sister Thora Cathrine Sinding.[2] Otto Sinding was also a first cousin of Alfred Sinding-Larsen and the three siblings Ernst Anton Henrik Sinding, Elisabeth Sinding and Gustav Adolf Sinding.[1]
In April 1874 in Karlsruhe Otto Sinding married Anna Christine Nielsen (1855–1914), an adoptive daughter of Hans Gude and Betsy Anker. Their son Sigmund Sinding became a notable painter.[1]
Career
Otto Sinding went to art school in Christiania where he studied law and served as a civil servant. His first attempts at landscape painting earned him a scholarship, with which he went to Karlsruhe in Germany where he continued his studies. He studied art under Hans Gude at the Baden School of Art in Karlsruhe. [3] It was there that Sinding also came into contact with Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Riefstahl and Karl Theodor von Piloty.
In 1876 he returned to Norway and then painted the altarpiece of Christ on the cross for Paul's Church in Christiania (Oslo) and several pictures by Norwegian folk tales and dramatic coastlines . In 1880 he made a trip to Italy and then settled in Munich, where he painted a series of animated landscapes and marines. During the winter of 1886, he undertook a study trip to the Lofoten Islands. Some of his best known works would be his landscape paintings from Lofoten. In 1891 he established residence in Lysaker. From 1903 on the artist lived in Munich where he was a professor at the Art Academy of Munich.
He died in Munich in November 1909.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Ljøgodt, Knut. "Otto Sinding". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Ebbell, Chr. (1940). "Mejdell, Glør Thorvald". In Brøgger, A. W.; Jansen, Einar (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 9 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 137–140.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Haverkamp, Frode. Hans Fredrik Gude: From National Romanticism to Realism in Landscape (in Norwegian). trans. Joan Fuglesang.
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