Our artists:
Johannes Von Ditten
Johannes Von Ditten - HISTORY
Johannes Von Ditten was born in Kristiania (now Oslo).
He started his career as a trained translator, but in his youth he also delved into journalism and worked for a short time for Kristiania’s newspaper “Dagen”.
After leaving journalism, he began an artistic journey and gained considerable recognition for his depictions of the natural landscapes of western and northern Norway.
OUR ARTISTS
Meet the artist at the heart of Galleri Lofoten’s collection, from the painters of Norway’s Golden
Age to some of the country’s leading contemporary artists.
A Bergen painter who spent five years in Lofoten studying bird life and Arctic light.
A German-Norwegian painter drawn to Norway by its architecture and its landscapes.
A short life devoted to Lofoten.
A self-taught painter who earned his place in the salons of Berlin, Paris and New York.
A Neo-Romantic painter of northern Norwegian landscapes and illustrations.
A Norwegian portrait painter and copyist of the great masters.
World-renowned watercolourist who made Lofoten his home.
A Norwegian landscape painter of western and northern Norway.