Signe Scheel

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

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

Biography

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]

Legacy

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

Gallery

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  Lord's Servant by Signe Scheel
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  Portrait of Marie Tannæs (1892), by Signe Scheel
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  Mary's visit to Elizabeth, 1906