The Scandinavian Home

Landscape and Lore

Escape to the magical, mythical lands of Scandinavia through fine and folk art. From stunning landscapes and portraits to exquisite furniture and decorative arts, The Scandinavian Home is a meditation on place and time.

Deemed one of the most extraordinary collections of Scandinavian art in North America, this exhibition comprises over 100 works from the private collection of Pennsylvania-based art collectors David and Susan Werner. From stunning landscapes to exquisite housewares, the Werners’ collection includes Nordic furniture, ceramics, glass, painting, textiles, sculpture, graphics and metalwork from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries.

The exhibition was created by consulting curators Patricia G. Berman, Ph.D., and Michelle Facos, Ph.D., and organized by Dawn R. Brean, chief curator and director of collections at The Frick Pittsburgh.

The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore

Program Information

The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore

Dates: September 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026
Location: The Frick Art Museum
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Gallery

Browse through a few of the pieces on display in The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore.

(Header) Hilding Werner, Swedish, 1880–1944. Glafsfjörd. Evening, 1920. Oil on canvas, 27 7/8 x 62 in. (63 x 157.5 cm). Werner Collection.

Otto Hesselbom, Swedish, 1848-1913. Sunset in Värmland, c. 1900. Oil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 20 in. (70 x 51 cm). Werner Collection.
Otto Hesselbom, Swedish, 1848-1913. Sunset in Värmland, c. 1900. Oil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 20 in. (70 x 51 cm). Werner Collection.
Lars Kinsarvik, Norwegian, 1846-1925. Armchair, 1900. Painted pine, 51 x 25 x 22 1/2 in. (129.5 x 63.5 x 57.2 cm). Werner Collection.
Lars Kinsarvik, Norwegian, 1846-1925. Armchair, 1900. Painted pine, 51 x 25 x 22 1/2 in. (129.5 x 63.5 x 57.2 cm). Werner Collection.
Thorolf Holmboe, Norwegian, 1866-1935. Three Princesses, 1910. Wool tapestry, 43 x 52 3/4 in. (109 x 134 cm). Werner Collection.
Thorolf Holmboe, Norwegian, 1866-1935. Three Princesses, 1910. Wool tapestry, 43 x 52 3/4 in. (109 x 134 cm). Werner Collection.
Ola HÅgeseth, Norwegian, dates unknown. Scoop, late 19th century. Painted wood, 12 1/4 in. (31 cm). Werner Collection.
Ola HÅgeseth, Norwegian, dates unknown. Scoop, late 19th century. Painted wood, 12 1/4 in. (31 cm). Werner Collection.
Laurits Andersen Ring, Danish, 1854-1928. Summer Landscape at Karrebaeksminde, c. 1910. Oil on canvas, 16 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (41 x 64 cm). Werner Collection.
Laurits Andersen Ring, Danish, 1854-1928. Summer Landscape at Karrebaeksminde, c. 1910. Oil on canvas, 16 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (41 x 64 cm). Werner Collection.
Hilma Persson-Hjelm, Swedish, 1877-1953. Vase, 1914. Earthenware, 6 1/4 x 5 in. (16 x 12.7 cm). Werner Collection.
Hilma Persson-Hjelm, Swedish, 1877-1953. Vase, 1914. Earthenware, 6 1/4 x 5 in. (16 x 12.7 cm). Werner Collection.
Gerhard Munthe, Norwegian, 1849-1929. Cabinet depicting warriors and the Bridge to Valhalla, 1910. Pine with gouache on glass, 89 7/8 x 33 x 24 in. (228.3 x 83.8 x 61 cm). Werner Collection.
Gerhard Munthe, Norwegian, 1849-1929. Cabinet depicting warriors and the Bridge to Valhalla, 1910. Pine with gouache on glass, 89 7/8 x 33 x 24 in. (228.3 x 83.8 x 61 cm). Werner Collection.
Gerhard Munthe, Norwegian, 1849-1929. The Wise Bird, 1898-99. Tapestry, 94 1/2 x 67 in. (240 x 63.5 x 170 cm). Werner Collection.
Gerhard Munthe, Norwegian, 1849-1929. The Wise Bird, 1898-99. Tapestry, 94 1/2 x 67 in. (240 x 63.5 x 170 cm). Werner Collection.
Gustaf Fjaestad, Swedish, 1868-1948. Birch Trees and Anemones at a Sunlit Lake, 1910. Oil on panel, 46 7/8 x 37 3/4 in. (119 x 96 cm). Werner Collection.
Gustaf Fjaestad, Swedish, 1868-1948. Birch Trees and Anemones at a Sunlit Lake, 1910. Oil on panel, 46 7/8 x 37 3/4 in. (119 x 96 cm). Werner Collection.
C.G. Hallberg, Sweden (Stockholm), 1860–1961. Bowl, 1903. Silver with malachite cabochons, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (19 x 26 cm). Werner Collection.
C.G. Hallberg, Sweden (Stockholm), 1860–1961. Bowl, 1903. Silver with malachite cabochons, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (19 x 26 cm). Werner Collection.

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