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OSCAR BJÖRCK
1860-1929
Sommarlandskap
Signerad Oscar Björck. Olja på duk fäst på pannå, 23 x 29 cm.
Pannån är en så kallad "Sketching Tablet", från Windsor & Newton Ltd, London
Förgylld originalram från ca 1882-84

PROVENIENS
Oscar Björck,
hans dödsbo,
gåva av fru Margit Friis, konstnärens dotter, gift med amiral Helge Friis (1883-1856), till Architect Erik Lund (1890-1964), på Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, 1932


Painted plein air. The frame, which is the original frame, can stylistically be dated to circa 1882-84, when Oscar Björck was active in Skagen during the summer months. The vivacity of the brushstrokes are reminiscent of the works of Peder Severin Krøyer. However, the wooded landscape is not characteristic of Skagen. This suggests that it was painted elsewhere, either in Denmark or in Sweden. Björck visited Skagen and the Scandinavian colony of painters during three consecutive summers between 1882 and 1884. He is the longest-staying Swedish artist in Skagen.

Oscar Björck became close friends with several of the artists active in Skagen, in particular with Peder Severin Krøyer. During the summer of 1884 they lived together in the Old Garden House where Michael and Anna Ancher previously had lived. Since Michael Ancher had kept the old studio, Krøyer and Björck converted an old grain-drying warehouse in Brøndum´s old garden into a studio which they shared. Their close relationship is also witnessed by the many portraits and genre-portraits they painted of each other. In 1884, Krøyer started work on his famous painting Hip, Hip, Hurray! (Gothenbourg Art Museum), which depicts various members of what Krøyer referred to as the "guild" of Skagen Painters at a social gathering in Anna and Michal Ancher´s garden in Skagen. Krøyer did not complete the picture until 1888, partly because he wanted an up-to-date portrait of Björck to be included in the painting. In 1888, on Krøyer´s request, Björck revisited Skagen where he modelled for Krøyer. This would be his last visit to Skagen.

Auktionsnummer:

2410

Datum:

2019-12-10