The Artist's Studio, with Selfportrait

Institution

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Object description:

Throughout his life, Birger was beset by various illnesses, but the artist Larsson nevertheless describes him in his letters as being full of joie de vivre. He became notorious for squandering his entire travel allowance on his first night in Paris. This self-portrait was painted in the studio on Rue Gabrielle on Montmartre that Birger shared with Ernst Josephson.
Hugo Birger brottades under hela sitt liv med olika sjukdomar men konstnären Carl Larsson beskriver honom i sina brev som ytterst levnadsglad. Birger blev ryktbar efter att han spenderat hela reskassan under sin första kväll i Paris. Självporträttet målades i den ateljé på Rue Gabrielle på Montmartre som Birger en tid delade med Ernst Josephson.

Object/Work type:

paintings (visual works)

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

Stockholm - Sweden

Object measurements:

Mått 81 x 100 cm Ram 98 x 118 x 10 cm

Creation

Hugo Birger (Konstnär)

Material/Technique: Olja på duk, Oil on canvas

Acquisition

Esther Lindahl (Donator (person))

Date: Acquisition year 1921

Subject/theme:

Hugo Birger

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Rights Type: CC0

Source: Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Identifier: 19341