Hilding Werner - Solnedgång (Sunset), 1897

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Hilding Werner - Solnedgång (Sunset), 1897Hilding Werner (18801944) Sweden Solnedgng (Sunset), 1897 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left H. Werner 1897 Inscribed Solnedgng (Sunset) on the reverse. the sheet measures 16. 4 32. 0 cm (6 12 in) framed 21. 5 47. 0 cm (8 18 in) Painted in 1897, when Hilding Werner was only 17 years old, this early watercolour already reveals his sensitivity to atmosphere and light. The composition depicts a sailboat gliding across a calm lake at sunset,

the sky is light and open

born on September 17 in Askers parish

Rickard Löfgren (1873–1952)

The Old Stone Stairway

aged patina

Uhrdin's breakthrough came with his portrait of the former Prime Minister Nils Edén

the scene conveys a serene lakeside adorned with reeds along the shore of Lake Mälaren

1818-1900)

a former sailor

probably acquired from the above

transforming the forest itself into the principal subject

In the distance