Folke Wilhelm Sonberg (1896-1974) - Buque escuela en los astilleros de Djurgården
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Oil on canvas painting by Folke Wilhelm Sonberg (1896-1974), titled Buque escuela en los astilleros de Djurgården, dating to 1930–1940, depicting a marine landscape in late impressionist Nordic style; original edition, sold with frame, dimensions 60 × 74 cm without frame or 84 × 74 cm with frame, origin Sweden, signed in the lower right, condition: acceptable with restorations visible from the back.
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Description from the seller
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.
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.
Details
Sold with frame
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Edition
Original
Artist
Folke Wilhelm Sonberg (1896-1974)
Title of artwork
Buque escuela en los astilleros de Djurgården
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Sweden
Condition
Fair condition
Height
74 cm
Width
84 cm
Weight
5 g
Depiction/theme
Seascape
Style
Post-Impressionism
Period
1930-1940
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