Marcel Van Balken. Lonelybiker

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Here are some works by Norwegian painter Peder Balke (November 4, 1804 – February 5, 1887).

Part two.

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‘Oh, ye! who have your eyeballs vexed and tired,
Feast them upon the wideness of the Sea;
Oh ye! whose ears are dinned with uproar rude,
Or fed too much with cloying melody—
Sit ye near some old Cavern’s Mouth and brood…’
—John Keats
‘On the Sea’
🎨 Balke

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Perché lo spettacolo del mare è così infinitamente e così eternamente gradevole?
Perché il mare offre contemporaneamente l’idea dell’immensità e del movimento
Baudelaire
Peder Andersen Balke

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& by Adriana Melo and Jeff Balke

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"Moonlight on the Coast at Steigen" (1842) by Peder Balke

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Once again, I will never understand the notion of "asking your husband permission" for basic human needs.

Had a client with a major weight flux happen after 2 kids. Sis needed new clothing and the husband balked at buying her bras and I just wanted to....

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Peder Balke, Rough Sea with a Steamer near the Coast of Norway https://t.co/mXeiyyGr61

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Sami with Raindeer under the Midnight Sun, Peder Balke, 1850.

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Steigen (1849) by Norwegian artist Peder Balke 🎨

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Smaller than a fingernail, intaglios were a popular form of identification and fashion. This example, set in a silver ring, was discovered at Balkerne Gate and shows a man with a laurel wreath around his head. Who it's meant to represent remains a mystery...

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Peder Balke
Norwegian, 1884–1887

Landscape from Finnmark with Sámi and Reindeer, about 1850

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