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Norwegian painter (1804–1887)

Peder Balke (November 4, 1804 – February 5, 1887) was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner.^[1]

Biography

Peder Andersen was born on the island of Helgøya, in Hedmark county, Norway.

He was the son of Anders Thoresen and Pernille Pedersdatter. He grew up in Ringsaker, but lived in the 1820s on the Balke farm in Østre Toten in Oppland county. Farmers in Toten paid for his education, and he decorated several farms in Toten in return. They actively encouraged his painting activities and later supported him in obtaining higher education.^[2]

In the autumn of 1827, Balke served as an apprentice to engraver and painter Heinrich August Grosch (1763–1843).

Peder Balke (1804 - 1887) | National Gallery, London

He was also a student at the Tegneskole under Grosch and Jacob Munch. Balke signed a two-year contract as an apprentice to the Danish decorator and artist Jens Funch. From autumn 1829 to spring 1833, Peder Balke Biography - Pantheon MYN