'Waterfall' by Erik Bodom, 1855, Bergen Kunstmuseum

Erik Bodom (1829–1879) was a Norwegian landscape painter. Erik Bodom was born in Vestby in Akershus, Norway. He was a pupil at the Oslo Cathedral School, but shortly left school to educate himself as a painter. He attended the Royal Drawing School, studying under Johannes Flintoe during 1847. He was a student of Hans Gude during 1848. In 1850, he traveled to Düsseldorf, where he made rapid progress.