

The Norwegian painter Hjalmar Johnssen originally worked as a sailor and shipbuilder in Oslo. He turned to painting in 1879, and specialized in maritime and port pieces.
After a brief period of study in Paris, he left in 1882 for a few months in Kragerø down, to study with Frits Thaulow. He found his motivation along the southern coast of the country.
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Axel Hjalmar Ender (Norwegian, 1853 – 1920)
Hermann Wolff (German, 19th/20th century)
Jenny Nyström (Swedish, 1854–1946)
Norges kooperative kvinneforbund (Norwegian, 19th/20th century)
Jenny Nyström (Swedish, 1854–1946)
Selmar Bayer (German, 19th/20th century)
Philip Barlag (Norwegian, 1840–1913)
Henrik Backer (Norwegian, 1865-1948)
Frank Desch (American, 1873 - 1934)
Ole Christoffer Thorkelsen (Norwegian, 1870-1914)
Gudmund Stenersen (Norwegian, 1863 – 1934)
Birger Cranner (Norwegian, 1902 – 1945)
Jenny Nyström (Swedish, 1854–1946)
Selmar Bayer (German, 19th/20th century)
Andreas Bloch (Norwegian, 1860 – 1917)