Johan Fredrik Eckersberg (Norwegian, 1822-1870)
View in Sørfjorden, Hardanger
signed and dated 'J F Eckersberg./1863' (lower right)
oil on canvas
57.5 x 91.4cm (22 5/8 x 36in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Purchased in Norway by an antecedent of the present owner, and thence by descent.

For a comparable view, dated 1860, see Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner, Olso, Norway, 11 June 2018, lot 4.
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The canvas has not been lined. Areas of fine craquelure and paint separation throughout the water, trees, mountains and foreground, to a less extent the sky. Surface dirt and a slightly dirty layer of varnish. One tiny dent to the paint surface near the lower part of the left edge. UV light reveals no clear evidence of retouching or restoration.