The third in a pre-Christmas line up of snow paintings.
From “The Christmas Troll” (Juletroll ) 1907
( Click to enlarge, please )
At about the time when yesterday’s subject, Victor Westerholm, was active in Finland, another Scandinavian artist was struggling to make a living in Norway. While we have by and large forgotten the prosperous Westerholm, the memory of Theodor Kittelsen lives on today in the hearts of many Norwegians, even though he died in utter poverty, leaving a widow and eight children behind.
Self Portrait 1891
“The Water Spirit” ( Nøkken ) 1887
The short version of his bio from Wikipedia:
Theodor Severin Kittelsen (* 1857 in Kragerø, Norway; † January, 21st 1914 in Jeløya, Norway) was an Norwegian artist who had become well-known for his nature paintings on the one hand and on the other hand for his illustrations of fairytales and legends, especially of trolls.
You can find a few links to his work on the Wikipedia page, and a marvellous site about troll paintings here.
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