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The 31 Most Famous August Cappelen Paintings, Each One of a Kind
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 31 works by August Cappelen in our catalogue
In short
Peasant Woman from Telemark (1839) is the August Cappelen painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. After it, the eye goes to Tarn in Telemark (1852) and Lake in Fog (1839). Among the 31 works of August Cappelen in our catalog, these 31 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
1827 – 1852, Skien
Most works: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Top 10 paintings by August Cappelen, through the gallery's eye
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August Cappelen's famous paintings, numbers 11 to 31
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Landscape Study with Trees and Rocks1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Decaying forest1852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of Trees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a Ravine1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a Decaying Wood1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Waterfall in Telemark, Study for Inv.No. 4271852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a decaying Trunk1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Pinetrees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Rocky Landscape with Pinetreees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Forest Study1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with a Ravine1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a Rock1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with Decaying Trees1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Forest Study1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with a Precipice1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with decaying Trees1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with a Lake1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a Waterfall1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study with a Lake1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Fra Holden1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a fallen Tree1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Landscape Study with Trees and Rocks1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
12Decaying forest1852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
13Study of Trees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
14Study of a Ravine1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
15Study of a Decaying Wood1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
16Waterfall in Telemark, Study for Inv.No. 4271852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
17Study of a decaying Trunk1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
18Pinetrees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
19Rocky Landscape with Pinetreees1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
20Forest Study1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
21Landscape Study with a Ravine1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
22Study of a Rock1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
23Landscape Study with Decaying Trees1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
24Forest Study1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
25Landscape Study with a Precipice1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
26Landscape Study with decaying Trees1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
27Landscape Study with a Lake1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
28Study of a Waterfall1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
29Landscape Study with a Lake1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
30Fra Holden1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
31Study of a fallen Tree1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
The museums that keep August Cappelen's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by August Cappelen | Paintings from this list |
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 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design |
Oslo | 31 | Peasant Woman from Telemark, Tarn in Telemark, Lake in Fog |
August Cappelen across the decades: one unique original for each
Works per decade
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August Cappelen's paintings: questions for the gallery
What is the single most famous work of August Cappelen?Reveal the answer
Peasant Woman from Telemark (1839), National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. Tarn in Telemark (1852) and Lake in Fog (1839) come next.
At what age did August Cappelen create Peasant Woman from Telemark?Reveal the answer
12 years old: Peasant Woman from Telemark dates from 1839, and August Cappelen was born in 1827.
Which ten paintings by August Cappelen are the most famous?Reveal the answer
Peasant Woman from Telemark, Tarn in Telemark, Lake in Fog, Lake in Telemark, Study of Trees, A Flowerpot with Ferns, Wood near Ulefoss, Study of a Wood, Nature Study with Rocks and Waterfall in Telemark. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
How many works by August Cappelen are known?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 31 works by August Cappelen, dated from 1839 to 1852.
Where can the most famous August Cappelen originals be seen?Reveal the answer
Mostly in National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo). The museum table above lists them all.
During which period did August Cappelen create the best-known paintings?Reveal the answer
In 1850s: 23 of the 31 works on this page were made then, Tarn in Telemark among them.
Which famous August Cappelen painting is the earliest, and which the latest?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Peasant Woman from Telemark (1839) and the latest Tarn in Telemark (1852).
What August Cappelen originals can I see at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design?Reveal the answer
Peasant Woman from Telemark, Tarn in Telemark and Lake in Fog: the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo holds 31 of the works on this page.
August Cappelen: a portrait of the artist
The Life of August Cappelen
Hermann August Cappelen was a Norwegian painter born in Skien, Norway. He was the son of Diderik von Cappelen and Margaret Noble Severine Henriette Løvenskiold, from families involved in merchant, land owner, civil servant, and political roles. Growing up at Holden, a manor in Ulefoss in the Grenland district of Telemark, he later studied in Düsseldorf at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer in landscape painting class from 1846 to 1850.
His career included study tours in Norway through Lom Municipality in Gudbrandsdalen, Sogn, and Hardanger. His paintings featured landscapes with forests, lakes, and streams, utilizing deep moss green tones and forms of nature such as trees and mountains. His most productive period occurred between 1850 and 1852, before he died of gastric cancer in Düsseldorf at age 25.
Notable Works and Legacy
Cappelen's works are held in collections such as the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. His notable paintings include:
- Kvernhus, 1850
- Utdøende urskog i uvær, 1851
- Morkne trær, 1851
- Tjern i tåke, 1851
- Foss i nedre Telemark, 1852
- Skogtjern i Nedre Telemark, 1852
- Svarttjern, 1852
- Møllefossen, 1852
- Utdøende urskog, 1852