Swedish School, Fishermen Bringing In The Nets At Dusk Peaceful A provincial mid-19th-century portrait of

A provincial mid-19th-century portrait of a seated lady wearing a black dome-shaped dressed with a white collar

The census of that year records that her son

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The painting is inscribed on the reverse and held within a period gilded frame

Overall size: 29½” x 22” / 75cm x 56cm

Swedish School, Fishermen Bringing In The Nets At Dusk Peaceful A provincial mid-19th-century portrait ofThis early 20th century Swedish school oil painting depicts five fishermen dragging in their nets after a long day at sea. Its dusk and the sky is a muted array of evening tones. The clever composition brings weight to the leaning figures as they haul their heavy nets ashore. Note the direction of the shimmering water with its vivid highlights, the strips of horizontal cloud, and the pointed rocks in the foreground. But also notice how the elements on