Axel Theodor Lindahl (27 July 1841 – 11 December 1906) was a
Swedish
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photographer
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notable for his early photography of
Norwegian
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landscapes.
Lindahl was born in
Mariestad
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in southwestern Sweden. With his brother Udo he opened his own photography studio in
Uddevalla
Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781.
It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla are ...
in 1865; within one year, his work was exhibited in museums. By around 1867, he had moved his business to
Gothenburg
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. Once established there, he extended his interest to
landscape photography
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, focusing initially on the Swedish west coast, and then moving into Norway. In 1883 he sold his interest in the studio in Sweden and made Norwegian landscapes his exclusive area of business, working closely with the publisher
Rich. Andvord.
Unlike many of his contemporary photographers who emphasized the dramatic nature of Norwegian landscapes, Lindahl sought in his composition the harmonious aesthetic of his subject matter.
He remained active throughout the 19th century and left over 3500 negative plates. These were taken over by
Anders Beer Wilse
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Wilse was born in Flekkefjord, but grew up in Kragerø and dec ...
and were passed through several owners until the Norwegian government took them over in 1991 and placed them in the archives of
Norsk Folkemuseum
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in Oslo.
External links
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Profile of Axel Lindahl in Galleri Nor
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Photography in Norway
19th-century Swedish photographers
1841 births
1906 deaths