Thomas Fearnley Friedrishald 1802-1842 Munich

S. Willoch, "Thomas Fearnley," in Norsk Kunstnerleksikon, Oslo 1981, pp. 620-626.

Fearnley traveled extensively outside his native Norway, at times in the company of other artists, such as J.C. Dahl, whom he met in 1826.  After extensive sojourns throughout Scandinavia, Fearnley traveled in Italy for several years starting in 1832.  In particular, he devoted the summers of 1833 and 1834 to painting the coast of the Sorrento peninsula.  The present picture is one of these depictions of the cliffs overlooking the bay of Naples and is painted with the artist's characteristic vitality and bold use of color.  This composition is close in style and date to the Coast Scene , The National Gallery, London (L824).