Johan Jørgen Broch
1846–1868 (age 22)
Biography
Johan Jørgen Broch, born in 1846, blossomed as a painter who sought to capture the shimmering light of Norwegian fjords and forests. His studies revealed a sensitivity to color and an eye for the quiet drama of everyday scenes.
Though he passed away in 1868, his canvases endure as gentle reminders of promise, and admirers still leave tokens at his grave in Vår Frelsers gravlund.