Oskar Bergman - Vaxholmsfjärden, 1932Oskar Bergman (1879 1963) Sweden Vaxholmsfjrden (Vaxholm Bay), 1932 oil on masonite board signed and dated OSKAR BERGMAN 1932 unframed 40. 5 55. 5 cm (15. 9 21. 9 in) framed 52 67 cm (20. 5 26. 4 in) Essay: A dramatic breakthrough of sunlight illuminates the waters of Vaxholm Bay (Vaxholmsfjrden) in this 1932 oil painting by Swedish artist Oskar Bergman. The composition captures the ethereal quality of the Stockholm archipelago, with the islands of

The Young Artist

Amedeo Modigliani made a pencil portrait of him in Paris in 1919

light filtering in through an overhead window

the glass has been replaced with UV-protective glass for conservation

almost hallucinatory vision

Private collection Poland

symbolizing the passage of time and the sublime power of nature

Wallén’s output slowed after about 1920

The reflections appear in broken strokes of gold

the tonal unity

Honoured with a knighthood in the Order of Vasa in 1883 and as a Commander Second Class of the Order of the North Star in 1908

leading the viewer's eye toward the distant city