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Lars Laurits Larsen Haaland

Lars Laurits Larsen Haaland paints fishing activities, ships, dwellings, landscapes and the lives of coastal populations around the turn of the 20th century; this range of subjects anchors his work in maritime and coastal realities. Born in 1855, he died in 1938 in Kvitsøy. Trained in shipbuilding in Bergen, he later studied at Knud Bergslien’s painting school and the National School of Arts and Crafts, and then undertook several study trips in Europe.

The paintings mentioned include Skuter i havn (1885), Fiskekutter (1889), Skip i opprørt sjø (1908) and Gjøa, dated to around 1906. Haaland was represented at the Autumn Exhibition between 1884 and 1891, at the Chicago exhibition in 1887 and at the London Fisheries Exhibition in 1893, where he received a silver medal. His works were also sold in Germany, England, France and America. Skip Langs Kysten is held at the Norwegian Maritime Museum. A detail from his painting devoted to the Gjøa, entitled Gjøa i Nordvestpassasjen 1906, was reproduced in 1972 on a stamp in the Polarskuter series.

This profile brings together identity references for Lars Laurits Larsen Haaland and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

1 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

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SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19