Interior spaces painted by Norwegian artist Harriet Backer. Living from 1845 to 1932, she studied art in Berlin and Paris.

Paintings of interiors 1 Minute
La Bibliothèque de Thorvald Boeck/Thorvald Boeck’s Library. 1902. Norwegian. Harriet Backer, painter (1845-1932). Signed on the lower right. Part of a current exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Image © the National Museum, Oslo. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. Taken from the Musee d’Orsay’s Instagram account. via https://www.instagram.com/museeorsay/p/DDxY-1TKvIZ/?hl=en
Christening in Tanum Church. 1892. Norwegian. Oil on canvas. Exhibited at The World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 where it was purchased by Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri USA. Harriet Backer, painter (1845-1932). Signed on the lower right. Collections of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. In the public domain because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Backer_-_Christening_in_Tanum_Church_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Homework by Lamp Light. 1890. Norwegian. Oil on canvas. Harriet Backer, painter (1845-1932). Signed Harriet Backer Sandviken 90 on the lower left. Collections of the KODE Art museums and composer homes, Bergen, Norway. Image source: Nordiske stemninger. Nordisk maleri fra århundreskiftet. Nasjonalgalleriet 20. juni – 16 august 1987. Artwork in the public domain because the artist died over 80 years. ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Backer-Ved_lampelys.jpg
Bygdeskomakere/Country Cobblers. 1887. Norwegian. Oil on canvas. Harriet Backer, painter (1845-1932). Signed and dated on the lower right. Collections of the National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Image source: Own work, Bjoertvedt, 2010-11-24. Artwork itself in the public domain because the artist died over 80 years ago. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backer_Bygdeskomakere.JPG

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