Issued in 1981, this Norwegian stamp trio honors the nation’s great 19th-century painters. Each stamp reproduces a masterpiece: Thomas Fearnley’s dramatic landscape Old Birch at the Sognefjord (1.25 kr), Harriet Backer’s intimate interior Blue Interior (1.50 kr), and Kitty Kielland’s serene Summer Night (1.70 kr). The series reflects Norway’s artistic heritage—from Romantic landscape traditions to early modern realism—capturing the country’s deep connection to nature, light, and domestic life. A valued issue for art-themed and Scandinavian collectors alike.