Anders Monsen Askevold Saisissez un
ressenti, ne pas
une galerie.
Choisissez une ambiance et la pièce s'anime : la lumière se réchauffe ou se refroidit, l'atmosphère change de rythme, et seules les œuvres qui incarnent ce sentiment émergent de l'obscurité. Tout le reste s'efface dans l'ombre.
Anders Monsen Askevold
A Life Shaped by the Norwegian Landscape Anders Monsen Askevold entered the world in 1834 in Askvoll, Sunnfjord, Norway. He was born into a family of ten siblings, the second oldest, to a father who served as a teacher and a member of parliament. His early years were rooted in the quiet rhythms of his homeland, a connection that would later define his entire artistic output. At thirteen, he began his formal training in Bergen under the
landscape painter Hans Leganger Reuch. His path eventually led him far beyond the borders of Norway. Askevold sought deeper instruction in the great art centers of Europe, moving through the studios of Düsseldorf, Munich, and Paris. In Düsseldorf, he studied under Hans Frederik Gude between 1855 and 1859, a period that deeply influenced his approach to light and terrain. While he spent winters in Germany, his heart often returned to…