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Feige Waterfall (Feigefossen), Lysterfjord, Norway
About the Artwork
Johan Christian Dahl painted this dramatic view of the Feige Waterfall at Lysterfjord, one of the most spectacular natural wonders in his homeland, at time a when Norwegians were trying to foster awareness of their identity as a distinct national culture. Dahl’s views of Norway played a crucial role in establishing his reputation as the leading Norwegian artist of the period and one of most important landscape painters of the Romantic era.
Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right: "Dahl / 1848"
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Johan Christian Clausen Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
- Date
- 1848
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 42 x 58 cm (16 9/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund
- Accession no.
- 2019.76
Provenance
1848: Sachsischer Kunstverein Dresden, Germany, acquired from the artist, December 7, 1848 by 1920: Private Collection, by descent until 2010 2010: (Sotheby's, London, United Kingdom, auction sale, June 2, 2010, lot 212, sold to Asbjorn Lunde) 2010-: Asbjorn Lunde [1927-2017], New York, NY 2019: (Daxer & Marschall Kunsthandels GmbH, Muhich, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 2019-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
More by Johan Christian Clausen Dahl in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009462
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