A large landscape with figures by the forest brook created in 1871 by famous swedish-german painter Axel Wilhelm Nordgren (1828 Stockholm - 1888 Duesseldorf). He studied in the Art Academy in Stockholm and since 1851 - in Duesseldorf, where he lived and worked as landscape artist.His works are in museums in Bergen , Dresden, Goeteborg, Koenigsberg, Luebeck, Mainz, Stockholm (National Museum and Collection of Technical High School).
Literature: Thieme/Becker "Lexicon of artists from antique to contemporary", Leipzig, 1999; Boetticher "Malerwerke des 19 Jahrhunderts"; Nordensvan"SvenskKonst etc.in 19 Ärh".
Inscription: signed with initials and dated (18)71 lower left
Technique: oil on canvas. Beautiful original period frame
Measurements: unframed w 35 4/5" x h 27 1/5" (91 x 69 cm), framed 44 1/5" x 35 1/3" (112 x 90 cm)
Condition: very good, canvas profesional relined. |