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    Norwegian Painter Christian Krohg at the Musée d'Orsay

    In the 1880s, Norwegian art experienced an unprecedented golden age. Among its finest exponents was Christian Krohg, to whom the Musée d'Orsay is devoting an unprecedented but partial exhibition. Christian Krohg (1852-1925), Sick Girl (Syk pike), 1881, oil on canvas, 102 x 58 cm/40.15x 22.83, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo.Photo : Nasjonalmuseet / Borre Hostland…

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    A Harriet Backer Retrospective at the Musée d'Orsay

    The Musée d'Orsay is proud to be the first non-Scandinavian institution to honor Harriet Backer, the Norwegian painter who created a modern synthesis of pleinairism and interior scenes. Curators Leïla Jarbouai and Estelle Bégué have selected seventy-four major works, almost… Harriet Backer (1845-1932), Intérieur bleu (Blue Interior), 1883, oil on canvas, 84 x…