Signe Scheel Explained

Signe Scheel
Birth Date:23 November 1860
Birth Place:Hamar, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Field:Painting

Signe Scheel (1860–1942) was a Norwegian painter.

Biography

Scheel was born 23 November 1860 in Hamar.[1] She studied with Christian Krohg in Norway, with Karl Gussow in Berlin, Germany, and with Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, France.[2]

Scheel exhibited frequently at the Høstutstillingen.[3] Her most famous work, The Lord's Servant, is in the National Museum of Art in Oslo.

Scheel died 15 December 1942 in Oslo.[2]

Legacy

In 2017, the Signe Scheel Hall was established at Skrivergarden Undesløs, where Scheel lived from 1877 to 1898.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Signe Scheel . RKD . 23 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Aaserud . Anne . Signe Scheel . Norsk biografisk leksikon . 23 August 2018 . no . 28 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Aaserud . Anne . Signe Scheel . Norsk kunstnerleksikon . 23 August 2018 . no . 20 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Kirkholt . Tore . Signe Scheel . Store norske leksikon . 23 August 2018 . no . 18 June 2018.