Theodor Kittelsen

Norwegian | 1857 - 1914

Theodor Kittelsen was a Norwegian artist who was born in 1857. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Kode, Rasmus Meyer in Bergen. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Whitechapel Art Gallery have featured Theodor Kittelsen's work in the past.Theodor Kittelsen's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 120 USD to 1,510,782 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,510,782 USD for "Andersnatten", sold at Blomqvist in 2020. Theodor Kittelsen has been featured in articles for Kunstkritikk, ArtDependence Magazine and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Composition for the Left Hand written for e-flux in January 2024. The artist died in 1914.

The Nix 1911 , 1911

Pencil and wash on paper

48 x 65 cm

Trollet som grunner på hvor gammelt det er

Pencil, crayon and watercolor on paper

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At Auction

Recent Auction Results

Den stakkels Krage

By Theodor Kittelsen

-9%

below mid-estimate

Blomqvist

Munk i interiør

By Theodor Kittelsen

Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner

Diogenes søkende mennesker

By Theodor Kittelsen

Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner

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Current Exhibitions

Composition for the Left Hand. With Works from the Kagge Collection

Kode, Rasmus Meyer

Bergen | Norway

Feb 16,2024 - Jun 09,2024

The Atlantic Ocean: Myths, Art And Science

Henie Onstad Art Center

Høvikodden | Norway

Apr 26,2024 - Sep 15,2024

Past Exhibitions

The Wondrous

Lillehammer Art Museum

Lillehammer | Norway

May 13,2023 - Aug 27,2023

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Articles

Composition for the Left Hand

e-flux 26/01/2024

Kode Bergen Art Museum launches a major exhibition, curated by Marta Kuzma, wherein contemporary art from the collection of Norwegian polar explorer and adventurer Erling Kagge interweaves with rarely displayed works from Kode’s historical collection.

Rough Joys

Kunstkritikk 24/01/2024

Can art address issues other than the environment in 2024? Not according to Norwegian institutions’ spring programmes.

Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design to Open in Oslo This June

ArtDependence Magazine 22/03/2022

Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design has announced that it will be ready to welcome visitors from June 11, 2022, during summer.

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Coverage

“ ..Anthropomorphic, souled and poetic nature – these descriptions apply to much of Theodor Kittelsen’s art... ”
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KODE Art Museums of Bergen

“ .. Kittelsen’s fascination with the landscape of the island of Jomfruland outside Kragerø is plain to see in these beautiful drawings... ”
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The National Gallery, Oslo