DOI Heft:
No. 55 (October, 1897)
DOI Artikel:Mörner, Birger: Swedisch art at the Stockholm Exhibition
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18390#0065
Swedish Art
BY PKR HASSELBERG
first canvases exclusively
depicted the life of small
animals foxes, cats,
small birds, &c.—with
their joys, sorrows and
occupations. He repro-
duced them all with strik-
ing and characteristic
skill, and with colours of
enchanting freshness.
Then his views gradually
widened. The animals,
instead of forming the
raison d'etre of the pic-
ture, as was at first the
case, now became less and
less dominating, until at
last he surprised us by
pictures in which the
animals were only life-
giving accessories on their
own ground; and so we
found that Liljefors had
suddenly developed into
a landscape painter, who
is as yet unexcelled in de-
picting Swedish scenery,
and a marine painter
who, for originality and
strength in this branch
alone, is worth a separate
chapter.
Among the more nota-
plIIlM
tention to Ernst Joseph-
son. His power of charac-
terisation is enormous, his
a true judgment of his skill as an artist, but we colour warm, deeply subjective, and with Ren-
hope to be able to speak of him again. aissance features. Josephson's pictures make
Among other eminent artists are Kreuger, whose a melancholy impression on the Swedes, in
art somewhat reminds one of Nordstrom, but which spite of the artist's joy which sometimes shines
is of a milder character; Arborelius, whose art is forth from them. Before these pictures we are
loveable, but not very deep ; Gottfrid Kallstenius, compelled to think of the artist himself. He was
among whose works a twilight landscape is of good never fully understood ; sorrows and misunder-
effect;Thegerstrom,Lindman, G.Ankarcrona, Count standings heaped themselves up about him, and in
Georg von Rosen, and Baron Gustav Cederstrom. the middle of his prime his brush fell from his
1 shall have more to say in future articles concern- hands for ever. The recognition which is now be-
ing the two last-named very distinguished artists. ginning to be given him comes almost too late, for
Among the painters of animals Bruno Liljefors, he is a man whose ships have been burnt,
who is beyond doubt the most subjective artist in Zorn is doubtless better known in England and
our country, of course takes the first place. We America than any other Swedish artist. He is the
can hardly say that he has ever had a teacher; he virtuoso of our artists. No one understands as well
belongs to no " tendency" and to no school. His as he how to call forth the most impressive effect
field of work was small from the beginning; his with the simplest of means, none other possesses
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BY PKR HASSELBERG
first canvases exclusively
depicted the life of small
animals foxes, cats,
small birds, &c.—with
their joys, sorrows and
occupations. He repro-
duced them all with strik-
ing and characteristic
skill, and with colours of
enchanting freshness.
Then his views gradually
widened. The animals,
instead of forming the
raison d'etre of the pic-
ture, as was at first the
case, now became less and
less dominating, until at
last he surprised us by
pictures in which the
animals were only life-
giving accessories on their
own ground; and so we
found that Liljefors had
suddenly developed into
a landscape painter, who
is as yet unexcelled in de-
picting Swedish scenery,
and a marine painter
who, for originality and
strength in this branch
alone, is worth a separate
chapter.
Among the more nota-
plIIlM
tention to Ernst Joseph-
son. His power of charac-
terisation is enormous, his
a true judgment of his skill as an artist, but we colour warm, deeply subjective, and with Ren-
hope to be able to speak of him again. aissance features. Josephson's pictures make
Among other eminent artists are Kreuger, whose a melancholy impression on the Swedes, in
art somewhat reminds one of Nordstrom, but which spite of the artist's joy which sometimes shines
is of a milder character; Arborelius, whose art is forth from them. Before these pictures we are
loveable, but not very deep ; Gottfrid Kallstenius, compelled to think of the artist himself. He was
among whose works a twilight landscape is of good never fully understood ; sorrows and misunder-
effect;Thegerstrom,Lindman, G.Ankarcrona, Count standings heaped themselves up about him, and in
Georg von Rosen, and Baron Gustav Cederstrom. the middle of his prime his brush fell from his
1 shall have more to say in future articles concern- hands for ever. The recognition which is now be-
ing the two last-named very distinguished artists. ginning to be given him comes almost too late, for
Among the painters of animals Bruno Liljefors, he is a man whose ships have been burnt,
who is beyond doubt the most subjective artist in Zorn is doubtless better known in England and
our country, of course takes the first place. We America than any other Swedish artist. He is the
can hardly say that he has ever had a teacher; he virtuoso of our artists. No one understands as well
belongs to no " tendency" and to no school. His as he how to call forth the most impressive effect
field of work was small from the beginning; his with the simplest of means, none other possesses
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