Egron Lundgren - Studies of Goats and Sheep, Cairo

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Egron Lundgren - Studies of Goats and Sheep, CairoEgron Sellif Lundgren (1815 1875) Sweden Studies of Goats and Sheep, Cairo (c. 1871) watercolor on paper visible area 20. 5 x 30. 5 cm (8 x 12 in.)framed 34 x 43. 5 cm (13 x 17 in.) Swedish artist Egron Lundgren sketched a small herd of goats and sheep resting together in this scene. Two goats recline quietly at the center while another stands nearby, creating a calm, balanced composition. Lundgren uses light brown watercolor washes and fine pencil

tying the natural setting to the quiet labour of rural life

What makes the present work particularly appealing is its restrained emotional tone

The surface appears stable and well preserved

Born in Paris

A notable feature is the small water-filled furrow in the field

A newly crafted frame is included

and the emotive atmosphere of nature at day’s end

reflecting a shared Scandinavian fascination with capturing the atmosphere of leisurely summer days by the water

Accounts of his early career emphasise a modern

Eva Bonnier

has been carefully cleaned and now presents with much greater clarity

in which Lundgren combined sharp observation with a painterly freshness