A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway

Johan Christian Dahl, 1831–1832

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A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway, 1831–1832. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 173.4 × 206 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway
Artist: Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Date: 1831–1832
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 173.4 × 206 cm
Credit line: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Image license: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Artist’s life 1788–1857

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