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Rosemaling & Dalarna painting

Europe tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Rose-painting, rosemaling, rosemåling or rosmålning is a Scandinavian decorative folk painting that flourished from the 1700s to the mid-1800s, particularly in Norway. In Sweden, rose-painting began to be called dalmålning, c. 1901, for the region Dalecarlia where it had been most popular, and kurbits, in the 1920s, for a characteristic trait, but in Norway the old name still predominates beside terms for local variants. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Rosemaling
Rosemaling
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Loen kirke rosemaling
Loen kirke rosemaling
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Åttekantet butiljer med rosemaling fra Gjøvik Glasværk-2
Åttekantet butiljer med rosemaling fra Gjøvik Glasværk-2
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A plate with rosemaling on black background
A plate with rosemaling on black background
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Åttekantet butiljer med rosemaling fra Gjøvik Glasværk
Åttekantet butiljer med rosemaling fra Gjøvik Glasværk
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