CARL HEINRICH BLOCH HIGHLIGHTS
Danish artist Carl Bloch was one of the most celebrated Danish artists of the 19th century. The museum is pleased to own a few of Bloch’s paintings, rarely found outside of his native country. During the final decade of his career, Bloch took up printmaking, crafting masterful etchings of everyday moments, the Danish countryside, and meaningful episodes from the life of Jesus Christ.
Prints of many of these artworks are available for purchase on the MOA Store website. You can browse here.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda,' 1883, oil on canvas, 100 3/4 x 125 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Jack R. and Mary Lois Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda,' 1883, oil on canvas, 100 3/4 x 125 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Jack R. and Mary Lois Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Portrait of Mrs. Ellen Michaelsen,' 1887, oil on canvas, 30 7/16 x 23 9/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Portrait of Mrs. Ellen Michaelsen,' 1887, oil on canvas, 30 7/16 x 23 9/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Thorvaldsen (Copy after Horace Vernet),' 1883, oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 30 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Jack R. Wheatley, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Thorvaldsen (Copy after Horace Vernet),' 1883, oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 30 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Jack R. Wheatley, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Nativity,' 1881, etching, 6 5/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Nativity,' 1881, etching, 6 5/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Daughter of Jairus,' 1881, etching, 5 15/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Daughter of Jairus,' 1881, etching, 5 15/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery,' 1889, etching, 7 11/16 x 10 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery,' 1889, etching, 7 11/16 x 10 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ in Gethsemane,' 1880, etching, 5 3/8 x 3 11/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ in Gethsemane,' 1880, etching, 5 3/8 x 3 11/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Peter's Remorse,' 1882, etching, 5 1/4 x 6 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Peter's Remorse,' 1882, etching, 5 1/4 x 6 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ with a Crown of Thorns,' 1881, etching, 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ with a Crown of Thorns,' 1881, etching, 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ with a Crown of Thorns,' 1882, etching, 5 1/16 x 3 7/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Christ with a Crown of Thorns,' 1882, etching, 5 1/16 x 3 7/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Crucifixion,' 1887, etching, 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Crucifixion,' 1887, etching, 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Entombment,' 1880, etching, 3 1/4 x 3 13/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Entombment,' 1880, etching, 3 1/4 x 3 13/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Resurrection,' 1881, etching, 6 3/16 x 4 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Resurrection,' 1881, etching, 6 3/16 x 4 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Doubting Thomas,' 1885, etching, 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Doubting Thomas,' 1885, etching, 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Self Portrait,' 1880, etching, 4 9/16 x 3 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Self Portrait,' 1880, etching, 4 9/16 x 3 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Alma Bloch (Wife of Artist),' 1880, etching, 3 13/16 x 2 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Alma Bloch (Wife of Artist),' 1880, etching, 3 13/16 x 2 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Portrait of the Artist's Mother,' 1881, etching, 6 9/16 x 4 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Portrait of the Artist's Mother,' 1881, etching, 6 9/16 x 4 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2014.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Woman with the Sparrows,' 1886, etching, 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Woman with the Sparrows,' 1886, etching, 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Girl at the Bulwark,' 1885, etching, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Girl at the Bulwark,' 1885, etching, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Coastal Scene,' 1883, etching, 5 1/16 x 10 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Coastal Scene,' 1883, etching, 5 1/16 x 10 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Views of the Ocean,' 1887, etching, 6 1/4 x 10 3/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Views of the Ocean,' 1887, etching, 6 1/4 x 10 3/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Shore,' 1883, etching, 4 7/8 x 10 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Shore,' 1883, etching, 4 7/8 x 10 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Shore and Sailboats,' 1882, etching, 2 13/16 x 4 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Shore and Sailboats,' 1882, etching, 2 13/16 x 4 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Beach Shore,' 1889, etching, 5 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Rocky Beach Shore,' 1889, etching, 5 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Evening Landscape; From Hellebaek,' 1881, etching, 3 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'Evening Landscape; From Hellebaek,' 1881, etching, 3 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Two Houses and Fruit Trees,' 1880, etching, 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890), 'The Two Houses and Fruit Trees,' 1880, etching, 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift from the collection of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton, 2015.
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