Johan Christian Dahl
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Johan Christian Dahl #13,169Established

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personDanish-Norwegian, 1788–1857play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works29

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Rough Seas with a Two-master and Sailboat
Rough Seas with a Two-master and Sailboat, 1838
Acquired 2004
etching
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Morgen nach einer Sturmnacht
Morgen nach einer Sturmnacht, 1819
Acquired 1980
Öl auf Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Frederiksholms Kanal in Kopenhagen mit dem Brauhaus Christians IV.
Frederiksholms Kanal in Kopenhagen mit dem Brauhaus Christians IV., 1817
Acquired 1972
Öl auf Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Wildbach im Plauenschen Grund (Norwegische Flusslandschaft)
Wildbach im Plauenschen Grund (Norwegische Flusslandschaft), 1820
Acquired 1957
Öl auf Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Schlucht in der Sächsischen Schweiz
Schlucht in der Sächsischen Schweiz, 1820
Acquired 1931
Öl auf Leinwand

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Landscape near Lysekloster by moonlight
Landscape near Lysekloster by moonlight, 1838
$19,050
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
The Frauenkirche, Dresden
The Frauenkirche, Dresden, 1840
$55,471
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Romantic landscape
Romantic landscape
Sold
Jul 2025
Christie's
Moonlight over the Brühlsche Terrasse, Dresden
Moonlight over the Brühlsche Terrasse, Dresden
£35,280 ($47k USD)
Jul 2025
Christie's
View of Gallerne in Lærdal
View of Gallerne in Lærdal
£8,820 ($12k USD)
Jul 2025
Villa Grisebach
”Die Staffelsteiner Linde und die Staffelburg” (The Staffelstei…
”Die Staffelsteiner Linde und die Staffelburg” (The Staffelstei…, 1849
$8,280
Jun 2025
Villa Grisebach
Elbe landscape near Dresden (”River Landscape”)
Elbe landscape near Dresden (”River Landscape”), 1851
Sold
Jun 2025
Villa Grisebach
”Marine bei Mondlicht (”Seascape by Moonlight”)
”Marine bei Mondlicht (”Seascape by Moonlight”), 1833
Sold
May 2024
Lempertz
Beech in the Rosenthal
Beech in the Rosenthal, 1843
Sold
May 2024
Sotheby's
Waterfall in Hemsedal
Waterfall in Hemsedal
$69,850
May 2023
Sotheby's
View of Skjolden in Luster, Norway
View of Skjolden in Luster, Norway, 1843
$66,257
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Ølyo Farm, Valdres
Ølyo Farm, Valdres, 1846
$52,454
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Mountain Farm
Mountain Farm, 1854
$48,313
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
View of Nærøy Valley
View of Nærøy Valley, 1847
$26,227
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Shipwreck on the Coast between Larvik and Fredriksvern
Shipwreck on the Coast between Larvik and Fredriksvern, 1847
$26,227
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Fjord Landscape with a Menhir
Fjord Landscape with a Menhir, 1837
$20,705
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Fjord Landscape with a Menhir | Menhir dans un paysage de fjord
Fjord Landscape with a Menhir | Menhir dans un paysage de fjord
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Le Vésuve en éruption, de nuit
Le Vésuve en éruption, de nuit
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Ølyo Farm, Valdres
Ølyo Farm, Valdres
Sold
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
Landscape by the River Elbe (Sauer ved Elven)
Landscape by the River Elbe (Sauer ved Elven)
Sold
Dec 2020
Christie's
Norwegian Coast during a Storm
Norwegian Coast during a Storm
£1,750 ($2k USD)
Dec 2017
Christie's
Kronborg Castle by moonlight
Kronborg Castle by moonlight, 1836
£29,875 ($39k USD)
Jun 2002

For Sale

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Nauwerk Family
The Nauwerk Family, 1819
For sale
Pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
View from Vaekero near Christiania
View from Vaekero near Christiania, 1827
For sale
Oil on canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Two Men before a Waterfall at Sunset
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.167.3 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Christen Sveaas, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.167.2 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Christen Sveaas, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
An Eruption of Vesuvius
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.167.1 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Christen Sveaas, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
The Lower Falls of the Labrofoss
National Gallery · United Kingdom · Acquired 2016 · Accession NG6661 · Oil on canvas
Presented by Mr Asbjørn Lunde through the American Friends of the National Gallery, 2016
Moonlit View of the River Elbe at Dresden
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 2016.802.9 · Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2016
View over Hallingdal
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.447 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde, in memory of his brother, Karl Lunde, 2012
Panoramic landscape near Bergen
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2011 · Accession 2011.451 · Graphite
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2011
Shipwreck on a Rocky Shore
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.277 · Etching
Purchase, Adrian T. Eeles Gift, 2010
Cloud Study
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.400.33 · Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
Mausoleum of San Vito near Pozzuoli
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.400.36 · Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
Cloud Study
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.400.35 · Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
Cloud Study
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.400.34 · Oil on paper
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
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Johan Christian Dahl dies
Jan 1, 1857
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birth
Johan Christian Dahl born
Jan 1, 1788