Dagny Juel - Erfurt and Oslo

Erfurt and Oslo

On 3 November 1882, two days after her confirmation, she left for Europe, to study music in Erfurt. In January 1890 Dagny and her sister Ragnhild moved to Oslo (then named Christiana) to continue their studies. There Dagny became involved with the bohemian life of the city. She had a brief relationship with Hjalmar Christensen in February and March. It was probably in Christiana that she started a close relationship with the painter Edvard Munch. Later, in Berlin, the two were often seen together, and judging from the nature of many of Munch's paintings picturing female figures resembling Dagny, it seems likely that the relationship was sexual; although Munch himself never made any remarks about the nature of their friendship, and there is no conclusive evidence on the matter.

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