Victor Lagerström - Portrait of an Elderly Man, 1913Victor Lagerstrm (18641948) Sweden Portrait of an Elderly Man, 1913 oil on canvassigned V. L and dated 13 unframed: 24. 5 22 cm (9. 65 8. 66 in)framed: 42 39 cm (16. 54 15. 35 in) EssayPortrait of an Elderly Man presents a seated figure absorbed in quiet contemplation. Leaning slightly forward, he rests a hat upon his knee, his hands folded calmly over its crown. The composition centers almost exclusively on the man, shown at approximately three

From the artist’s estate

earthy path leading to the horizon

Thörne studied under Per Daniel Holm at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1874 to 1880

unifying sea

Provenance

and atmosphere

His paintings often balance human activity with the natural environment

stand as some of the most poetic expressions of his art

-Documented auction and collection records referencing works exhibited in Uppsala 1942

but he had a particular affinity for portraying nature’s atmospheric qualities

Like many artists of the Danish “Golden Age” and Romantic period

Over the course of his career he worked as painter