Emil Wilhelm Normann (18 December 1798 – 21 June 1881) was a
Danish painter and naval officer.
Biography
Normann, who initially developed his painting abilities through his own resources, became a student in
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg's private school in 1825. Despite numerous interruptions including two voyages to the
West Indies in 1823 and 1830, Normann and Eckersberg kept in touch. Indeed, it was Normann's
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
that Eckersberg painted in 1827 and in 1834, as they were sailing around
Zealand on the maiden voyage of the "
Dronning Marie", the two went off in a rowing boat to paint the vessel in the
Great Belt. Normann continued to study marine painting as a component of his education as an officer, learning to distinguish between the manoevres of the various types of ship. Thanks to his friendship with Eckersberg, he established close contacts with
Martinus Rørbye
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century.
The ...
,
Fritz Petzholdt and
Adam Müller. Rørbye painted his portrait in 1830. Normann did not sell his paintings but either gave them away or kept them for himself. Eckersberg had ten of Normann's paintings in his home.
["C. W. Eckersberg og hans elever", ''Statens Museum for Kunst'', 1983, p. 125. ]
Selected works
*''Udsigt på Elben ved Altona'' (1829)
*''Slaget på Rheden den 2. April 1801'' (1830)
*''Sejlskibe udenfor en havn, i forgrunden fæstningsværk med kanoner'' (1832)
*''Kanonbåden Delphinens ankomst til Christiansø'' (1834)
*''Linieskibet Skjold sejler ud i renden, hvor korvetten Najaden ligger til ankers'' (1837)
*''Slaget ved Øland den 1ste Juni 1676'' (1840)
Image:Normann Slaget på Rheden den 2. april 1801 1830.jpg, ''Slaget på Rheden'' (c. 1830)
Image:Emil Wilhelm Normann - En engelsk bark langs kysten af Christians ø.jpg, En engelsk bark langs kysten af Christians ø''
Firhter reading
* Haugsted, Ida:
Emil Wilhelm Normann, en tegnende og malende søofficer'
References
External links
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Danish painters
1798 births
1881 deaths
Danish sailors
Danish marine artists
Artists from Copenhagen