In The Wild Hunt of Odin, how is the Reception discussed?
The Wild Hunt of Odin was first shown in public at Copenhagen's Nordic Exhibition of 1872, where it was presented along with Thor's Fight with the Giants by Winge. The National Museum in Oslo bought Arbo's painting the same year.By 1872, the depiction of Norse myths was largely out of fashion among art critics, who had more enthusiasm for Realism. In his review from the Nordic Exhibition, the critic Julius Lange dismissed Arbo's and Winge's mythological works as "ghosts and bogeymen".Over time, The Wild Hunt of Odin has been among Arbo's most celebrated works. Norsk kunstnerleksikon described it in 2013 as his "chief work" and complimented its "true, dramatic pathos" and "rich and imaginative composition".
Nordic Exhibition of 1872 Realism Norsk kunstnerleksikon Thor Wild Hunt Oslo National Museum Julius Lange Thor's Fight with the Giants Odin