

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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Reinthal & Newman (American, 19th/20th century)
Henrik Backer (Norwegian, 1865-1948)
Othar Holmboe (Norwegian, 1868-1928)
Andreas Bloch (Norwegian, 1860 – 1917)
Andreas Ollestad (Norwegian, 1857–1936)
Olaf Krohn (Norwegian, 1863 – 1933)
H. Abel (Norwegian, 19th/20th century)
Lisbeth Bergh (Norwegian, 1861-1927)
Thorolf Holmboe (Norwegian, 1866–1935)
Anonymous
Hermann Wolff (German, 19th/20th century)
Karl Dahl (Norwegian, 19th/20th century)
Gudmund Stenersen (Norwegian, 1863 – 1934)
Birger Cranner (Norwegian, 1902 – 1945)
Selmar Bayer (German, 19th/20th century)