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Lot Essay
Frits Thaulow went to Kristiania (now Oslo) from Dieppe in December 1897 in order to paint the Norwegian winter. He returned to Dieppe in the middle of February 1898. This is a subject which Frits Thaulow exectued both in pastel and in oil. There appear to be three pastel versions, two of which may have French provenances and now located in Norwegian collections, and this version may have been exhibited and sold in Britain (see exhibition discussed below), and not located anywhere before now.
The large building is the so-called Canvas Factory (in Norwegian: Seilduksfabrikken), erected in 1858 and still standing, by the Aker River in Oslo. The firm owning it shut down after 1960 and it is now used for diverse activities and an art school. It can be considered a monument for the sailing ship era: producing sails for the Norwegian commercial sailing fleet. When it was built it was the second largest building in Kristiania (the Royal Castle being the largest).
In 1899 British art circles established a new Pastel Society in London which held it first exhibition from 4th February until the beginning of March in The Galleries of the Royal Institute of Painters, Piccadilly. Thaulow was known in London following his exhibit at the International Exhibition at Knightsbridge the year before. He was invited to participate in he Committee of the new exhibition.
According to the press and the catalogue he exhibited three river pictures:
261. Melting Ice
262. Old factory in Norway
263.On the riverside
One may assume that the second of these should be the current work. There is a flattering article in The Times, cited in the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (14 February 1899, no. 42). The works are also mentioned in The Studio as 'dignified winter scenes' (Vol.16, no. 72, March 1899).
We are grateful for Dr. Vidar Poulsson for confirming the authenticity of this work and his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
The large building is the so-called Canvas Factory (in Norwegian: Seilduksfabrikken), erected in 1858 and still standing, by the Aker River in Oslo. The firm owning it shut down after 1960 and it is now used for diverse activities and an art school. It can be considered a monument for the sailing ship era: producing sails for the Norwegian commercial sailing fleet. When it was built it was the second largest building in Kristiania (the Royal Castle being the largest).
In 1899 British art circles established a new Pastel Society in London which held it first exhibition from 4th February until the beginning of March in The Galleries of the Royal Institute of Painters, Piccadilly. Thaulow was known in London following his exhibit at the International Exhibition at Knightsbridge the year before. He was invited to participate in he Committee of the new exhibition.
According to the press and the catalogue he exhibited three river pictures:
261. Melting Ice
262. Old factory in Norway
263.On the riverside
One may assume that the second of these should be the current work. There is a flattering article in The Times, cited in the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (14 February 1899, no. 42). The works are also mentioned in The Studio as 'dignified winter scenes' (Vol.16, no. 72, March 1899).
We are grateful for Dr. Vidar Poulsson for confirming the authenticity of this work and his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.