Shipwreck on the Norwegian Coast

Shipwreck on the Norwegian Coast or Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway (Norwegian - Skibbrudd ved den norske kyst) is an 1832 marine painting by Johan Christian Dahl.

Alongside the inherent drama, the motif can also symbolize the vulnerability of human life and dependence on natural forces and higher powers.

Dahl was educated at the Kunstakademiet in Copenhagen (1811–1817), and then moved to Dresden, in Germany, where he spent the rest of his life.

One of these was destroyed in Berlin during World War II, and another is owned today by Lillehammer Art Museum.

In 1826, Dahl made a longer journey home to Norway, where he traveled from Christiania (now Oslo), via Telemark.