ALFRED BERGSTRÖM (1869-1930). Winter landscape in the evening light.

Alfred Bergström (1869-1930), Winter landscape in the evening light, oil on canvas, 1911, signed and dated "Alfr. Bergstrom 1911", ca. 92 x 120 cm, with frame approx. 108x135 cm.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Northern Germany, acquired from grandfather in Karlskrona/Sweden in 1981.

The Swedish painter and art professor. Bergström first learned from his father, an engraver. He attended the Royal Academy, where he later worked as a professor. Study trips took him to France, North Africa and the Netherlands. In addition to seascapes and cityscapes, Bergström primarily painted details of nature in the broad brushstrokes of plein-air painting. The winter landscape was one of his favorite motifs.