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Lars Printz - unknown motive
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Lars Printz - unknown motive

(1889 - 1968)

Printz was born in Nes in Romerike. He studied in Kristiania under, among others, Christian Krogh and Halfdan Strøm. He lived in Balestrand for quite a long time, and was well liked by the villagers. There are many pictures of Printz here in Balestrand.

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Håkon Kaulum - Towards the Esefjord
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Håkon Kaulum - Towards the Esefjord

(1863 - 1933)

Kaulum was born in Bergen. The first time Kaulum is found in Balestrand is in the hotel's guest books in 1897. He was particularly fond of Esefjell. He moved to Balestrand and built the house "Jotunheimen", which was covered by an avalanche in 1928. This year was a disastrous year for Balestrand, with many avalanches and human lives lost. When Jotunheimen was covered by the avalanche, an original house with a lot of art disappeared. He died in Kristiania.

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Einar Enblom - Winter motifs from Switzerland
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Einar Enblom - Winter motifs from Switzerland

(1900-1936)

Enblom was Swedish, and was born in Stockholm. Despite his Swedish origin, it is correct to call Enblom "Balholm painter". We know that Enblom stayed in Balestrand for long periods. He was, among other things, a good friend of Sigurd Kvikne, and was called Uncle Einar by the Kvikne family.

He was in Balestrand in the summer, and in Switzerland in the winter. Enblom died in Switzerland at only 36 years old.

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Aase Kvikne Bjordal - To Villa Breim
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Aase Kvikne Bjordal - To Villa Breim

(1921 - 2009) 

Bjordal was born and raised in Balestrand, and is the daughter of Sigurd and Marta Kvikne, who owned Kvikne's Hotel. She is educated at the State School of Crafts and Arts in Oslo, the Vestlandske kunstakade in Bergen and the Bergen kunstakadeskule. Bjordal finds her motifs in the old rural environment. Techniques such as cold needle, aquatint, etching and serigraphy are well suited to these motifs. She has done many decorative assignments, and has had many exhibitions.

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Einar Enblom - Landscape
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Einar Enblom - Landscape

(1900-1936)

Enblom was Swedish, and was born in Stockholm. Despite his Swedish origin, it is correct to call Enblom "Balholm painter". We know that Enblom stayed in Balestrand for long periods. He was, among other things, a good friend of Sigurd Kvikne, and was called Uncle Einar by the Kvikne family.

He was in Balestrand in the summer, and in Switzerland in the winter. Enblom died in Switzerland at only 36 years old.

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Einar Enblom - Blue picture
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Einar Enblom - Blue picture

(1900-1936)

Enblom was Swedish, and was born in Stockholm. Despite his Swedish origin, it is correct to call Enblom "Balholm painter". We know that Enblom stayed in Balestrand for long periods. He was, among other things, a good friend of Sigurd Kvikne, and was called Uncle Einar by the Kvikne family.

He was in Balestrand in the summer, and in Switzerland in the winter. Enblom died in Switzerland at only 36 years old.

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Ben Blessum - Balderhagen
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Ben Blessum - Balderhagen

(1877-1954) 

Blessum was born in Marstein in Romsdal. He was a painter and tourist.
He lived most of his life in the United States, where he headed the Norwegian State Railways' travel office in New York from 1923 to 1936.

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Hans Fredrik Gude - Salmon ladder near Skaasheim
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Hans Fredrik Gude - Salmon ladder near Skaasheim

(1825-1903)

The first time Gude was in Balestrand was in 1845. Together with Tiedemann he created "Bride's Journey in Hardanger" and "The Funeral Procession at the Sognefjord". Gude painted landscapes, while Tiedeman painted the figures. In 1849, Gude was commissioned by Oscar to help decorate Oscarshall in Oslo. Many of the paintings there have motifs taken from Balestrand and Sogn. He died in Berlin.

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Niels Müller - From Holmen
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Niels Müller - From Holmen

( - 1887)

Müller was born in Eiker in Buskerud. From 1855 to 1857 he was a student of Hans Gude. He painted several pictures from Balholmen, and these have great local historical value. He died in Düsseldorf.

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