The New International Encyclopædia/Normann, Eilert Adelsten

NORMANN, nôr'mȧn, Eilert Adelsten (1848—). A Norwegian landscape painter, born at Bodö. He studied (1869-73) under Eugen Dücker at the Academy in Düsseldorf, whence he afterwards made annual trips to his native country. The Norwegian fjords and their majestic surroundings furnished the themes for most of his works, executed with truly poetic conception and luminous in color. In 1887 he removed to Berlin, where his style gradually changed to a more realistic treatment. His best known views include: “Harbor of Bodö” (Düsseldorf Gallery), “Midnight in Lofoten Islands” (Cologne Museum), “Romsdals Fjord” (Stockholm Museum), “Summer Night in Lofoten Islands” (National Gallery, Berlin), “Narö Fjord” (Dresden Gallery and Museo Civico, Turin), “Sogne Fjord” (Rudolphinum, Prague, and National Museum, Budapest).