Northern Lights. Study from North Norway

Institution

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Object description:

In the summer of 1901, Anna Boberg made her first visit to the Lofoten islands off the north-west coast of Norway, where she was deeply impressed by the alpine landscape, the northern lights and the midnight sun. She returned some thirty times, summer and winter, to paint in different light conditions. In a large number of paintings and sketches, often on paperboard, Boberg has portrayed the fishing villages, mountain ranges and atmospheric phenomena - such as this painting of northern lights. Her paintings from northern Norway were harshly criticised in Sweden but won all the more appreciation abroad.
Sommaren 1901 besökte Anna Boberg för första gången ögruppen Lofoten i nordvästra Norge. Fjällnaturen, norrskenet och midnattssolen gjorde ett oerhört intryck på henne. Hon återvände ett trettiotal gånger, sommar som vinter, för att måla under olika ljusförhållanden. I ett stort antal målningar och skisser, ofta på papp, har Boberg avbildat fiskelägen, fjällmassiv och atmosfäriska fenomen – som här i norrsken. Målningarna från Nordnorge fick negativ kritik i Sverige, men väckte positiv uppmärksamhet utomlands.

Object/Work type:

paintings (visual works)

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

Stockholm - Sweden

Object measurements:

Mått 97 x 75 cm Ram 112,5 x 92 x 5 cm

Creation

Anna Boberg (Konstnär)

Material/Technique: Olja på duk

Acquisition

Anna Boberg (Donator (person))

Ferdinand Boberg (Donator (person))

Date: Acquisition year 1946

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Rights Type: CC0

Source: Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Identifier: 21310