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''Woman in Montmartre'' (1891)
Carl Johannes Andreas Adam Dørnberger (23 September 1864 - 8 July 1940) was a
Biographical notes
@ Lokal Magasinet
Dørnberger's days as a student in Paris
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''Woman in Montmartre'' (1891)
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Carl Johannes Andreas Adam Dørnberger (23 September 1864 - 8 July 1940) was a Norwegian
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painter. He principally performed naturalistic and figurative images.
Life and career
Carl Johannes Andreas Adam Dørnberger was born atNøtterøy
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in Vestfold
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, Norway
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. He was the son of Johann Christopher Dörnberger from Nuremberg
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and Augusta Charlotte Wilhelmine Luise Mönch from Stralsund
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. His born German father worked as master brewer in Tønsberg
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. When he was eight years old the family traveled back to Germany, where he lived until became a student of David Arnesen (1818-1895) and Johan Jacob Bennetter (1822-1904) in Christiania (now Oslo) at the age of seventeen. In 1883 he traveled to Paris
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where he studied under several artists including William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female ...
of Académie Julian
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.
He debuted at the Høstutstillingen
Høstutstillingen or Statens kunstutstilling (English: ''The Autumn Exhibition'' or ''National Art Exhibition'') is an annual art exhibition in Oslo, Norway. The exhibition is Norway's largest marking of contemporary art and takes place each autum ...
in 1887, and had his first solo exhibition in 1900. That same year he married Lina Gurine Berg Isachen, and they had a daughter, Gro Franciska Dørnberger (born 1904). Dørnberger had many famous artists in his circle, including Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, ''The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images.
His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dr ...
and Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national ident ...
, who both painted portraits of him.
Around 1896 he moved to the Norwegian port town of Son
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in Akershus
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where he lived for the remainder of his life in his home known as "Dørnbergerhuset". Many of Dørnberger's works are motifs from Son, including the historic buildings in the town center and the steamer jetty lying below his house. He remained largely naturalist while painting landscapes, portraits, figurative studies and nautical scenes.
He was, for many, at least as well known for his eccentric lifestyle as for his art. In 1895 he acquired a wooden leg after breaking his leg so that it had to be amputated. He carried two pistols which he called "Kitty" and "Kitty's brother". In 1921 he shot an office manager in Hurum and wound him. He was later acquitted by the court of law.
References
Other sources
*Bjørn Linnestad (1989) Carl Johannes Andreas Adam Dørnberger: Maler og musketér (Vestby kunstforening )External links
Biographical notes
@ Lokal Magasinet
Dørnberger's days as a student in Paris
@ Lokal Magasinet {{DEFAULTSORT:Dornberger, Carl 1864 births 1940 deaths People from Vestfold 19th-century Norwegian painters 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters Norwegian people of German descent 19th-century Norwegian male artists 20th-century Norwegian male artists