Axel Peter - Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918Axel Peter (18631942) Sweden Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918 oil on canvas signed and dated ax. Peter. 1918. unframed: 46 x 55 cm (18 1 8 x 21 5 8 in)framed: 56 x 65 cm (22 x 25 5 8 in) Provenance: A private collection in Nykping, Sweden. Condition: The painting has recently been professionally cleaned and is in remarkably good condition for its age of over 100 years. A newly gilded gold frame is included with the purchase. Essay: This evocative

Vinterafton exemplifies Werner’s mastery in capturing the nuances of light peculiar to the Scandinavian winter

Such duality of solitude and solace is a defining characteristic of Nordic landscape painting

loss of life

when sheepherds and goats

framed by the silhouette of a gnarled pine and rocky shorelines

Arborelius is represented in several major collections

its untamed natural beauty would have been familiar and meaningful to Swedish viewers of the time

Thunman’s handling of light is poetic

including a cotton mill and a sugar refinery in the 19th century

5 x 35 cm (approx

Among other representatives of official Sweden captured by Uhrdin were Gustav V

this work aligns with the turn in Scandinavian art toward mood and introspection