Adolph Tidemand
(1814–1876) norsk målare
Adolph Tidemand (Norway, 1814–1876) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Adolph Tidemand belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Adolph Tidemand was born in Mandal and died in Christiania. Adolph Tidemand trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The teachers included Johan Ludwig Lund and Theodor Hildebrandt. Adolph Tidemand worked in Düsseldorf and Copenhagen. Wikidata associates Adolph Tidemand with romantic nationalism. Adolph Tidemand became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Knight of the Order of St. Olav, Legion of Honour, and Royal Order of the Polar Star. The students included Peter Eskilsson, Theodor Spångberg, and Morten Müller.
The best-known works include ‘The ill child’, ‘Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord’, ‘Low Church Devotion’, and ‘The wounded bear hunter’. The works belong mainly to the genre Norwegian romantic nationalism. The catalogue has 199 works by Adolph Tidemand with free images. The dated works span the years 1830–1900. Works by Adolph Tidemand are held by several collections, among them Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo museum, and Lillehammer Kunstmuseum. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Johannes Flintoe, Johan Christian Dahl, Peder Balke, Knud Andreassen Baade, and Knud Bull.