Grindelwald glacier
Thomas Fearnley · 1838
Why it's great
A great glacier shines in the Swiss Alps, between steep mountains, with tiny people and houses in the valley. Thomas Fearnley, a Norwegian painter, traveled across Europe and painted famous landscapes. He was friends with Johan Christian Dahl and with the English painter Turner. It's a vast Alpine view.
Where to see it
📍 National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignOslo, Norway
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Thomas Fearnley was born in Halden, Norway, in 1802 and studied in Copenhagen and Stockholm. He traveled widely in Europe and was a friend of J. C. Dahl and J. M. W. Turner. He painted landscapes in Italy, Switzerland and Norway. He died young in Munich in 1842.
