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Johan Christian Olsen Hammerstad
“Nocturnal Moonlit Campfire”

Circa 1915

$1,400
£1,046.49
€1,221.10
CA$1,965.88
A$1,999.72
CHF 1,141.87
MX$24,187.71
NOK 13,314.79
SEK 13,518.80
DKK 9,128.64

About the Item

Original oil on canvas painting of a nocturnal bonfire with several figures, a moored boat and a glowing moon. The artist signature is lower right “J. Hammerstad”. Condition is excellent. Circa 1915. The painting is housed in its most likely original gold over wood frame. Overall framed measurements are 15.5 by 11.5 inches. Provenance: A New York City estate. Johan Christian Olsen Hammerstad was born at Kristiansund, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway in 1842. He was the son of Ole Hammerstad and Magdalena (Schei) Hammerstad. John Hammerstad first served as an apprentice to a painter and decorator. From 1863 to 1866, he studied at Johan Fredrik Eckersberg's academy of painting in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. Johan Fredrik Eckersberg, who lived from 1822 to 1870, was a representative of the late Romantic Düsseldorf school of painting. Hammerstad emigrated to the US in 1869. Hammerstad was married to Agnes Klemp (1857-1948), daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Christian Klemp of Fredrikshald, Norway. They had four children and settled in Chicago, Illinois. He was considered to have been the first professional trained painter of Norwegian birth in the Midwest. Starting in the 1870s, Norwegian-American interest in fine arts developed in urban immigrant centers including Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle. He was primarily known as a landscape painter, but also occasionally depicted such subjects as buffalo and boats. His works are characterized by realism and a striking use of light and color. Many were sold to Chicagoans to adorn their Victorian homes. His works still come up for sale with some frequency. Work by Hammerstad is among the holdings at the Fine Art Gallery of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. He died in 1925.
  • Creator:
    Johan Christian Olsen Hammerstad (1842 - 1925, Norwegian, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1915
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Recently professionally cleaned. Excellent condition. Original frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14118474892

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