Knud Baade

Knud Baade (28 March 1808 – 24 November 1879) was a Norwegian painter, mostly of portraits and landscapes. He was particularly known for his moonlight paintings which are characterized by strong and dramatic contrasts between light and shadow.

Biography Knud Andreassen Baade was born in Skjold (a village in present-day Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county), Norway. He was the son of Andreas Baade (1775–1852) and Johanne Margarethe Magnus (1788–1851). While still a boy he moved to Bergen with his family.

Baade was painter to the Court of Sweden, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. He painted some fine portraits, especially in younger years, including portraits of his parents (1836). In addition to several trips to Sogn and Hardanger, Baade traveled widely in Germany. He also painted landscape scenes from Bavaria, Saxony, Tyrol and Switzerland. He is represented in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design with 52 paintings.

Gallery

Selected works Oslo. National Gallery. Wood at North Kyst London. Victoria and Albert Museum.The Wreck Munich. Pinakothek. Scene from Norse Mythology Stockholm. Nationalmuseum. Ship by Moonlight