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Sparrows in a Cherry Tree. Five studies in one frame, NM 2223–2227

Bruno Liljefors (1860 - 1939)

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Signed 1885

Material / Technique

Oil on wood

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 33 x 25 cm h x w x d: Ram 55 x 142 x 3 cm

Inventory numberNM 2226

AcqusitionBequest 1920 Wholesale Dealer Herman Friedländer

Other titlesTitle (sv): Sparvar i körsbärsträdet. En av fem djurstudier i samma ram, NM 2223–2227 Title (en): Sparrows in a Cherry Tree. Five studies in one frame, NM 2223–2227

DescriptionDescription: Bruno Liljefors was not a great traveller. France did not impress him, but he yearned to return to the Swedish landscape. Impressions from French naturalism were, however, to influence his animal painting, which has the same accuracy of detail. Few painters possessed a capacity for observation combined with technical expertise like Liljefors. Mounting several paintings in the same frame was modelled on Japanese precedents were woodcuts were often displayed in the same way.

Collection

MaterialOil paint, Wood

TechniquePainting

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