Ragnvald Hjerlow

Ragnvald Amandus Pedersen Hjerlow (surname also spelled Hjerløw; February 20, 1863 – March 13, 1947) was a Norwegian painter and a teacher at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.

[1][2] He received early training under Jacob Calmeyer, graduated from the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in 1880, and then became a student of Knud Bergslien.

In 1883 he attended Frits Thaulow's "open-air academy" at Modum, and he debuted at the Autumn Exhibition in 1883.

[2][4] Hjerlow attended the 1889 World Exhibition in Paris, where he received honorable mention.

[2] The painting is described as "a sunny and colorfully well-executed little picture.