Skip to main content

Hilding Werner Art

Swedish, 1880-1944
Hilding Werner (1880–1944) was a Swedish painter whose name is closely tied to the landscapes of Värmland. His lyrical depictions of lakes, forests, and skies at dawn or dusk capture the poetry of nature with quiet intensity, earning him a place among the most distinctive landscape painters of his generation. Werner was born in Kårud, Värmland, and grew up surrounded by the wilderness that would remain the central motif of his art. After secondary school in Karlstad, he moved to Stockholm in 1899 to pursue artistic training. He studied at Caleb Althin’s painting school and later at the Artists’ Association School (Konstnärsförbundet) under Richard Bergh. During this time, Werner also supported himself as a caricaturist for the satirical magazine Nya Nisse. Influenced by Bergh and introduced to a circle of progressive artists through his cousin Bror Lindh, Werner absorbed ideas about painting directly from nature and imbuing landscapes with atmosphere and emotion. He briefly traveled to the Netherlands in 1905 but soon returned to Sweden, drawn back by the serenity of his native Värmland. In 1907 Werner settled permanently in Stömne, on the shores of Hammartjärnet. There, he transformed a small lakeside cottage into his studio and devoted himself almost entirely to painting the surrounding countryside. His work focused on the subtle shifts of light across water, the silhouettes of pines against glowing skies, and the quiet stillness of snowy forests. Werner preferred transitional times of day—sunset, twilight, and pale winter afternoons—when nature seemed most contemplative. His brushwork, while rooted in careful observation, revealed a refined sensitivity to color and mood, creating landscapes at once intimate and expansive. Werner’s career brought him into contact with several key figures of Swedish art. He was a friend of Gustaf Fjaestad, central to the Rackstad artists’ colony, and in 1912 visited Otto Hesselbom, whose grand vistas of lakes and skies inspired Werner to embrace more panoramic compositions. Yet his style remained distinct—gentler, more lyrical, and imbued with personal reflection. Though he exhibited regularly with artists’ associations and local societies, Werner never sought the limelight and refrained from holding a solo exhibition during his lifetime. His modesty meant that wider recognition came only after his death, with a memorial exhibition at Värmlands Museum in 1946. Today, Hilding Werner is celebrated as a painter who gave voice to the spirit of Värmland. His works are represented in museum and private collections, admired for their serene beauty and atmospheric depth. Collectors value not only his mastery of mood and light but also the authenticity of his vision: a life lived in harmony with the landscape he painted. His canvases remain timeless invitations into the quiet poetry of Sweden’s natural world.
to
2
1
2
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
4
11,586
2,877
2,492
1,576
3
4
Artist: Hilding Werner
Nordic Landscape with Dramatic Clouds, Swedish Oil Painting
Nordic Landscape with Dramatic Clouds, Swedish Oil Painting

Nordic Landscape with Dramatic Clouds, Swedish Oil Painting

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880–1944) Sweden Landscape with Cloud Formations inscribed and authenticated by the artist on the reverse: “Anstående målning (utkast) är utförd av Hilding Werner”...

Category

1920s Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scandinavian Sunset Watercolor from 1897
Scandinavian Sunset Watercolor from 1897

Scandinavian Sunset Watercolor from 1897

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880–1944) Sweden Solnedgång (Sunset), 1897 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left H. Werner 1897 Inscribed Solnedgång (“Sunset”) on the reverse. the shee...

Category

1890s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri
Portrait of Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri

Portrait of Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880-1944) Sweden Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri mixed media on paper unframed 27 x 22.5 cm (10.63 x 8.86 inches) framed 38 x 33.5 cm (14.96 x 13.19 inches) Prov...

Category

Early 20th Century Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Related Items
Boy Sailing Toy Boat in Creek, oil on canvas in gilt frame signed and dated 1897
Boy Sailing Toy Boat in Creek, oil on canvas in gilt frame signed and dated 1897

Boy Sailing Toy Boat in Creek, oil on canvas in gilt frame signed and dated 1897

Located in Hillsborough, NC

A boy wades into the creek preparing to set his sailboat on a journey down the creek in this romantic narrative late Victorian oil painting. This painting tells a story, set in an id...

Category

1890s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return
English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return

English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return

Located in Harkstead, GB

A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...

Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Studies of Women: Cabaret Dancers, Horsewoman, and Female Profiles
Studies of Women: Cabaret Dancers, Horsewoman, and Female Profiles

Studies of Women: Cabaret Dancers, Horsewoman, and Female Profiles

By Giovanni Boldini

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Attributed to Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) Studies of Women: Cabaret Dancers, Horsewoman, and Female Profiles Circa 1900 Ink wash and brown wash on paper, 28.5 x 19.5 cm Unsigned I...

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Jetty 12 January 16:02 - Modern Minimalistic Landscape Painting, See View
Jetty 12 January 16:02 - Modern Minimalistic Landscape Painting, See View

Jetty 12 January 16:02 - Modern Minimalistic Landscape Painting, See View

By Robert Motelski

Located in Hallein, AT

Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan
Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

By Manuel Santelices

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...

Category

2010s Modern Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Mythological figurative painting of 19th century Italian Romanticism
Mythological figurative painting of 19th century Italian Romanticism

Mythological figurative painting of 19th century Italian Romanticism

Located in Florence, IT

The painting depicts "Ossian tells Malvina about the exploits of his son Oscar" and is dated at lower right "Filippo Bellati did the year 1811" and the unframed measurements are 233 ...

Category

1810s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype
Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype

Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Lovely scene of a hidden pond in a Scandinavian forest. Details: + Title: Scandinavian Enchanted Forest + Year: 2026 + ...

Category

2010s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype, Photogram

Walk - Contemporary Expressive and Figurative Landscape Oil Painting with Dog
Walk - Contemporary Expressive and Figurative Landscape Oil Painting with Dog

Walk - Contemporary Expressive and Figurative Landscape Oil Painting with Dog

By Joanna Mrozowska

Located in Hallein, AT

Joanna Mrozowska Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...

Category

2010s Contemporary Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones
Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones

By Philip Burne-Jones

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Christie’s, London, 3 March 1922, lot 46 (with The Tower of Babel); James Nicoll Private Collection Sotheby’s, London, 29 March 1983, lot 157 Private Collection, New Yo...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd
British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd

British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd

Located in Varmo, IT

British painter (19th-20th century) - Wooded landscape with waterfall, shepherdess and flock. 50 x 37 cm (without frame) - 56 x 43 cm (with frame). Oil on panel, in gilt wood frame...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items
Sunset by Hilding Werner (1925) – Formerly Owner Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson
Sunset by Hilding Werner (1925) – Formerly Owner Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson

Sunset by Hilding Werner (1925) – Formerly Owner Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Sunset (1925) depicts a serene lake in Värmland at the close of day, suffused with the golden light of dusk. In this composition, Werner captures one of his signature motifs: a broad...

Category

1920s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magical Summer Dance at Dusk – Watercolor by Hilding Werner (1921)
Magical Summer Dance at Dusk – Watercolor by Hilding Werner (1921)

Magical Summer Dance at Dusk – Watercolor by Hilding Werner (1921)

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

In this poetic lakeside scene, Hilding Werner transports the viewer to a tranquil Scandinavian summer night at the turn of the century. Four couples dance gaily upon a wooden raft or...

Category

1920s Romantic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Värmland Landscape at Twilight
Värmland Landscape at Twilight

Värmland Landscape at Twilight

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

This landscape by Hilding Werner transports the viewer to the serene beauty of Värmland. Dominated by the vast expanse of sky, which occupies approximately two-thirds of the composit...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self-Portrait, 1920, Oil on Canvas
Self-Portrait, 1920, Oil on Canvas

Self-Portrait, 1920, Oil on Canvas

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

This striking self-portrait by Hilding Werner, painted in August 1920, captures the artist’s contemplative gaze against a deep green background. The expression on his face is one of ...

Category

1920s Realist Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aurora Borealis by Swedish Artist Hilding Werner
Aurora Borealis by Swedish Artist Hilding Werner

Aurora Borealis by Swedish Artist Hilding Werner

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

We are pleased to present this exquisite painting, titled Aurora Borealis (originally titled Norrsken by the artist), created by the Swedish painter Hilding Werner. In this captivati...

Category

1920s Naturalistic Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stormy Day in Finnskogen, 1906 (Swedish title: Ovädersdag i Finnskogen, 1906)
Stormy Day in Finnskogen, 1906 (Swedish title: Ovädersdag i Finnskogen, 1906)

Stormy Day in Finnskogen, 1906 (Swedish title: Ovädersdag i Finnskogen, 1906)

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880-1944) Sweden Stormy Day in Finnskogen, 1906 (Swedish title: Ovädersdag i Finnskogen, 1906) ink drawing unframed: 12 x 15 cm (4.72 x 5.91 inches) framed: 22 x 2...

Category

Early 1900s Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Barns Buildings at Ruds Säteri, Värmland, Sweden, 1900
Barns Buildings at Ruds Säteri, Värmland, Sweden, 1900

Barns Buildings at Ruds Säteri, Värmland, Sweden, 1900

By Hilding Werner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880-1944) Sweden 

Barns Buildings at Ruds Säteri, 1900

 watercolor on paper
unframed 21.5 x 31 cm (8.46 x 12.2 inches)
 framed 22 x 40 cm (8.66 x 15.75 inches)
 ...

Category

Early 1900s Hilding Werner Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Hilding Werner art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Hilding Werner art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Hilding Werner in paint, paper, ink and more. Not every interior allows for large Hilding Werner art, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Hilding Werner art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,431 and tops out at $8,619, while the average work can sell for $2,873.