Helvig Paus
Eilif Peterssen · 1915
Why it's great
A girl in a white dress with long red hair looks calmly out of the picture. Eilif Peterssen painted many portraits of leading Norwegians and their families. This one comes from late in his career. It's a gentle, graceful portrait.
Where to see it
🔒 Private collectionOwned by a person or family, so it isn't usually on public display.
Hang it on your wall
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Eilif Peterssen was born in Christiania and studied in Munich, Paris and Italy. He painted historical scenes, portraits and landscapes, and helped bring the Realist style to Norway. He lived in Oslo and in Lysaker. He died in 1928.
