1434 - Lauritz Haaland (1855, Kvitsøy, Norway – 1938, ibid.)

Lauritz Haaland (1855, Kvitsøy, Norway – 1938, ibid.) Roaring Waves on the Rocky Coast A large-format landscape from a series of works created around 1900, in which the renowned marine painter powerfully depicts the force of nature’s elements at sea, as towering waves crash against the rocks and send spray high into the air. Haaland studied shipbuilding in Bergen but developed a growing interest in art, leading him to attend Knud Bergslien’s painting school and the Norwegian School of Arts and Crafts in Oslo. He subsequently embarked on study trips throughout Europe. His ships are depicted with such precision and attention to detail that they have found a place in Norwegian maritime museums as examples of ship types. He also painted fishermen and various fishing villages, as well as the natural landscape, weather conditions, and the lives of coastal communities around the turn of the century. Haaland’s work was featured in numerous exhibitions; in addition to Norway, these included Chicago (1887) and London (1893), and he had collectors in Germany, England, France, and America. Oil on canvas; signed and dated in the lower right. 1904. 126 cm x 176 cm. Framed. Provenance: from the Kai Wünsche Collection, Die Weisse Villa, Hamburg. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1904.