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Norwegian artist (1860–1942)

Signe Scheel
Born (1860-11-23)23 November 1860Hamar, Norway
Died 15 December 1942(1942-12-15) (aged 82)Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Known for Painting

Signe Scheel (1860–1942) was a Norwegian painter.

Scheel was born 23 November 1860 in Hamar.[1] She studied with Christian Krohg in Norway, with Karl Gussow in Berlin, Germany, and with Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, France.[2]

Scheel exhibited frequently at the Høstutstillingen.[3] Her most famous work, The Lord's Servant, is in the National Museum of Art in Oslo.[4]

Scheel died 15 December 1942 in Oslo.[2]

In 2017, the Signe Scheel Hall was established at Skrivergarden Undesløs, where Scheel lived from 1877 to 1898.[4]

  1. ^ "Signe Scheel". RKD. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Aaserud, Anne (28 September 2014). "Signe Scheel". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ Aaserud, Anne (20 February 2017). "Signe Scheel". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kirkholt, Tore (18 June 2018). "Signe Scheel". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2018.