Folke Wilhelm Sonberg (1896-1974) - Buque escuela en los...

Title: Training ship in the Djurgården shipyards Author: Folke Wilhelm Sonberg (signed in the bottom-right corner: F. W. von Berg) Author details: (New York, 1896 – Copenhagen, 1974) Technique: Oil on canvas Style: Late Impressionist marine landscape / Nordic School Post-Impressionism. The work stands out for loose brushwork and well-pasted pictorial matter, a luminous palette of soft and cool tones (blues, ochres and grayish) and a careful capture of atmospheric light and reflections on the water in the figurative tradition of Northern Europe. Scene context Location: Djurgården is an island and park located in the center of Stockholm, Sweden, historically linked to shipyards and naval activities. Canvas: 60 × 74 cm With frame: 84 × 74 cm Provenance and Documentation Acquisition: Purchased at Durán Auction House (Madrid) on December 28, 2004 (the original adjudication sheet for the work is attached). Exhibition history: Displayed at the Nordiska Gallery in Stockholm, where it received an Honourable Mention. Work represented in various Nordic museums. Condition Condition: Shows significant consolidated restorations visible from the reverse side of the canvas. Framed.

Estimate:£464.81

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