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Niels Carl Michaelius (Michael) Flindt Dahl, usually known as Carl Dahl, (24 March 1812 in Faaborg – 7 April 1865 in
Dansk biografisk leksikon, vol. 4, p. 141, ''Gyldendal'' (1887–1905). In 1849, he won the Neuhausen prize for his ' (Ships passing Kronborg). Despite his mastery of perspective, he lacked the freedom of artistic expression which would have contributed to the value of his paintings. His most important work is considered to be ' (Battle at sea near Heligoland) now in Frederiksberg Museum. Other notable works include ' (Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor, c. 1840), ' ( Roadstead of Lisboa, 1843) and ' (A Frigate in Rough Sea).
File:Dahl View of Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor 1840.jpg, ''Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor'' (1840)
File:Dahl Lissabons rhed 1843.jpg, ' (1843)
File:Slaget ved Helgoland without frame.jpg, ' (1864)
File:Dahl Fregat i en storm med rebede undersejl 1846.jpg, ' (1846)
Niels Carl Michaelius (Michael) Flindt Dahl, usually known as Carl Dahl, (24 March 1812 in Faaborg – 7 April 1865 in Frederiksberg
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) was a Danish marine painter during the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
Biography
In 1835, Dahl entered the Danish Academy where he ultimately specialized in marine painting under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg who took him to Langelinie where he was able to paint frigates and liners in their natural environment. In addition to a study tour of Italy and theMediterranean
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, he travelled to Lisbon
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(1840), Germany and France (1852 and 1855), Norway
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(1861) and to London and the Faroe Islands
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(1862). As a result of his interest in marine painting, he became one of Eckersberg's closest friends in the 1840s as they helped each other to complete their paintings."C. W. Eckersberg og hans elever", ''Statens Museum for Kunst'', 1983, p. 93.Philip Weilbach, "Dahl, Niels Carl Michaelius Flindt"Dansk biografisk leksikon, vol. 4, p. 141, ''Gyldendal'' (1887–1905). In 1849, he won the Neuhausen prize for his ' (Ships passing Kronborg). Despite his mastery of perspective, he lacked the freedom of artistic expression which would have contributed to the value of his paintings. His most important work is considered to be ' (Battle at sea near Heligoland) now in Frederiksberg Museum. Other notable works include ' (Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor, c. 1840), ' ( Roadstead of Lisboa, 1843) and ' (A Frigate in Rough Sea).
Gallery
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Carl 1812 births 1865 deaths Danish marine artists Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters 19th-century Danish male artists