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Harriet Backer

1845 - 1932

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Harriet Backer (21 January 1845 – 25 March 1932) was a Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists both in the Nordic countries and in Europe generally. She is best known for her detailed interior scenes, communicated with rich colors and the interplay of light and shadow. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harriet Backer is the 749th most popular painter (up from 888th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Norway (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Harriet Backer ranks 749 out of 2,023Before her are Jan Fyt, John Sloan, Sébastien Bourdon, Alvise Vivarini, Francesco Botticini, and Naji al-Ali. After her are Julio González, Ercole de' Roberti, Francesco de' Rossi, Francesco Squarcione, Daniel Chodowiecki, and Kitty Lange Kielland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Harriet Backer ranks 38Before her are Mary Ann Nichols, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Isidor Straus, Tristan Corbière, Jacint Verdaguer, and Félix Tisserand. After her are Ödön Lechner, Émile Baudot, Émile Boutroux, Eugène Grasset, Elihu Root, and Tina Blau. Among people deceased in 1932, Harriet Backer ranks 45Before her are Alajos Szokolyi, Ramon Casas, Tomáš Baťa, René-Louis Baire, Alexander Grin, and José Félix Uriburu. After her are John Philip Sousa, Louis Anquetin, Patrick Geddes, Ovide Decroly, Pēteris Stučka, and Paolo Boselli.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Harriet Backer ranks 131 out of 1,039Before her are Erna Solberg (1961), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kåre Willoch (1928), Viggo Brun (1885), and Varg Vikernes (1973). After her are Kitty Lange Kielland (1843), Caspar Wessel (1745), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Thorleif Haug (1894), and Bjørn Dæhlie (1967).

Among PAINTERS In Norway

Among painters born in Norway, Harriet Backer ranks 6Before her are Edvard Munch (1863), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Christian Krohg (1852), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), and Theodor Kittelsen (1857). After her are Kitty Lange Kielland (1843), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Hans Gude (1825), Frits Thaulow (1847), Oda Krohg (1860), and Erik Werenskiold (1855).