Andreas Aubert
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Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert (28 January 1851 – 10 May 1913) was a Norwegian
art historian.
who was a classical scholar and professor of philology at the University of Oslo
. He was married to Martha Johanne Védastine Moe (1855-1933), becoming the son-in-law of Jørgen Moe
and brother-in to Moltke Moe
. Andreas Aubert was a student at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
(1869-71), before he began to study theology. He studied theology cand.theol.
(1877) and then worked as a teacher at Aars
and Voss
(1878-1895).
Andreas Aubert wrote extensively about Norwegian artist, Johan Christian Dahl
starting with an autobiography titled Professor Dahl. Et stykke af Aarhundredets Kunst- og Kulturhistorie in 1893. As an art historian, his major works were the fundamental studies of the art of Johan Christian Dahl
which won him an annual government scholarship in 1895 and ended his teaching career. He became a professional art historian, critic and researcher.
Aubert also championed Edvard Munch
, Puvis de Chavannes, Arnold Böcklin
, Max Klinger
, Gabriel von Max
, and Vilhelm Hammershøi
. He described them as "neurasthenics", by which he meant that their art was oriented toward the psychological. He had an important role in restoring the legacy of the German Romantic
painter Caspar David Friedrich
, now considered the leading artist of that period, toward the end of the 19th century.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
art historian.
Biography
Andreas Aubert was the son of Ludvig Cæsar Martin AubertLudvig Cæsar Martin Aubert
Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert was a Norwegian philologist.He was born in Christianssand as a son of Benoni Aubert and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow and a second cousin of Latin philologist Ludvig Vibe...
who was a classical scholar and professor of philology at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. He was married to Martha Johanne Védastine Moe (1855-1933), becoming the son-in-law of Jørgen Moe
Jørgen Moe
right|thumb|Norske Folkeeventyr Asbjørnsen and Moe Jørgen Engebretsen Moe was a Norwegian bishop and author...
and brother-in to Moltke Moe
Moltke Moe
Moltke Moe was a Norwegian folklorist.-Biographu:Ingebret Moltke Moe was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud County, Norway. He was the son of Church of Norway Bishop Jørgen Moe. After school graduation in 1876 he began to study theology, but eventually he was caught more by folklore and religious history...
. Andreas Aubert was a student at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
The Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was established in 1818.In 1996 the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts .-Noted alumni:-External links:*...
(1869-71), before he began to study theology. He studied theology cand.theol.
Cand.theol.
Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...
(1877) and then worked as a teacher at Aars
Aars
Aars is a Danish town with a population of 8,010 in the Himmerland area on Jutland. Administratively, it is located in Region Nordjylland in the Vesthimmerland municipality...
and Voss
Voss
is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
(1878-1895).
Andreas Aubert wrote extensively about Norwegian artist, Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl , often known as was a Norwegian landscape painter, who was connected to the Norwegian romantic nationalism. He is often considered have been "the father of Norwegian landscape painting"....
starting with an autobiography titled Professor Dahl. Et stykke af Aarhundredets Kunst- og Kulturhistorie in 1893. As an art historian, his major works were the fundamental studies of the art of Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl , often known as was a Norwegian landscape painter, who was connected to the Norwegian romantic nationalism. He is often considered have been "the father of Norwegian landscape painting"....
which won him an annual government scholarship in 1895 and ended his teaching career. He became a professional art historian, critic and researcher.
Aubert also championed Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
, Puvis de Chavannes, Arnold Böcklin
Arnold Böcklin
Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss symbolist painter.-Life and art:He was born at Basel. His father, Christian Frederick Böcklin , was descended from an old family of Schaffhausen, and engaged in the silk trade. His mother, Ursula Lippe, was a native of the same city...
, Max Klinger
Max Klinger
Max Klinger was a German Symbolist painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer.Klinger was born in Leipzig and studied in Karlsruhe. An admirer of the etchings of Menzel and Goya, he shortly became a skilled and imaginative engraver in his own right. He began creating sculptures in the early 1880s...
, Gabriel von Max
Gabriel von Max
Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max was a Prague-born Austrian painter.He was born Gabriel Cornelius Max, the son of Czech sculptor Joseph Max and Anna Schumann. He studied between 1855 and 1858 at the Prague Academy of Arts with Eduard von Engerth...
, and Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi , often written in English Vilhelm Hammershoi , was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, low-key portraits and interiors. In 1997, Denmark issued a postage stamp in his honor.-Life:...
. He described them as "neurasthenics", by which he meant that their art was oriented toward the psychological. He had an important role in restoring the legacy of the German Romantic
German Romanticism
For the general context, see Romanticism.In the philosophy, art, and culture of German-speaking countries, German Romanticism was the dominant movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. German Romanticism developed relatively late compared to its English counterpart, coinciding in its...
painter Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning...
, now considered the leading artist of that period, toward the end of the 19th century.
Selected works
- Professor Dahl. Et stykke af Aarhundredets Kunst- og Kulturhistorie (1893)
- Den Norske Naturfølelse og Professor Dahl. Hans Kunst og dens Stilling i Aarhundredets Utvikling (1894)
- Thomas Fearnley. En biografisk skisse (1903)
- Norsk kultur og norsk kunst with C. W. SchnitlerCarl Wille SchnitlerCarl Wille Schnitler was a Norwegian art historian.He was born in Brandval as a son of vicar Hans Peter Schnitler and Marine Sophie Petrea Wille . He was a descendant of Peter Schnitler and a first cousin once removed of Didrik Schnitler...
, (1917) - Maleren Johan Christian Dahl. Et stykke av forrige aarhundres kunst- og kulturhistorie (1920)
Other sources
- Mosley, Philip. Rodenbach, Georges: Critical Essays. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996, p. 158 (note 33). ISBN 0838635881.