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    Sigmund Sinding (1875–1936)

    Norwegian

    Sigmund Sinding was a Norwegian painter and draughtsman born in Munich in 1875. His work includes portraits, landscapes, city views and compositions drawn from history and mythology. He first exhibited at Norway's Autumn Exhibition in 1894. A concern with line and clearly articulated form connects parts of his work with older European painting, while his range of subjects reflects a varied artistic and literary practice.

    Biography

    Sigmund Sinding was the son of the painter Otto Sinding. He made his exhibition debut at nineteen and developed a substantial body of work across portraiture, landscape and imaginative composition. Early admiration for artists such as Dürer, Holbein and Botticelli encouraged a concern with linear clarity and formal structure. Portraits of people from his personal and artistic circle became a significant part of his output, alongside scenes of towns and landscapes. His literary activity included fiction and drama. Nasjonalmuseet holds paintings by Sinding, including Sommeraften and Saint-Sulpice i Paris. These works place his practice within Norwegian art around the turn of the twentieth century while also reflecting a wider European frame of reference.

    Available works

    Sigmund Sinding – Paris 1911

    Paris 1911, 1911

    Blyanttegning

    Collecting & enquiries

    Sinding's drawings and paintings offer a connection to Norwegian art around 1900 and its European contacts. A work on paper can make his treatment of line particularly accessible. Enquire about the drawing shown here, including its inscriptions, documented date and condition.

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