The Life and Art of Cecilie Dahl Cecilie Dahl was a Norwegian artist who specialized in portraits, genre paintings, and landscapes. Born in Oslo, she was the daughter of physician Ludvig Wilhelm Dahl and Anna Cathrine Lyders née Bonnevie. Her artistic training began at Knud Bergslien's art school under Amaldus Nielsen in 1880, followed by studies with Karl Gussow in Berlin between 1881 and 1882. She later attended the Académie Colarossi in Paris, studying under naturalist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret from 1886 to 1887. Her education continued under Eilif Peterssen in Norway, and while living in Den…