Stockholm - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Ivar Arosenius (Sweden, 1878–1909) Peekaboo, 1905 watercolour on paper sheet c.17.5 × 15.5 cm (6.9 × 6.1 in); frame 29 × 24 cm (11.4 × 9.4 in) signed and dated on verso: “af Ivar A...

This rare double-sided ink drawing (dated 1709 on both sides) features two of the era’s most exotic beasts: a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus. The unknown artist drew heavy inspiration from Albrecht Dürer...

Pierre Etienne Moitte studied in Paris under Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet and Pierre-François Beaumont (1719–1769). In 1771, he was accepted (agréé) by the Académie Royale de Peinture e...

We are pleased to offer the beautiful watercolor "Dancing Couple" by Carl Wilhelmson, a celebrated Swedish artist. This artwork depicts a couple in mid-dance, capturing the fluidity ...

We are pleased to offer a unique watercolor painting by an unknown artist, following the imaginative and distinctive style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. This intriguing piece features a du...

This small watercolor painting by Anna Palm de Rosa, titled "Coach and horses at full speed, Boulogne-sur-Seine," is a vibrant and dynamic piece that captures a moment of speed and elegance from the past. The scene is set in what was known then as Boulogne-sur-Seine, now Boulogne-Billancourt, prior to its name change in 1926. The artwork is only like a postcard and depicts a horse-drawn carriage in full gallop, stirring up a cloud of dust along the gravel path. This sense of motion is further emphasized by one of the ladies on the carriage, who is seen clutching her hat, a detail that adds a personal touch to the scene and underscores the speed at which they are traveling. The artist's ability to capture such a fleeting moment, with the horses' hooves barely touching the ground and the dust cloud swirling around, is a testament to her skill and the liveliness of her compositions. Anna Sofia Palm...

This intricate ink drawing by John Bauer, measuring approximately 8 x 5 cm and presented in an oval format, encapsulates a profound expression in its modest size. It features a minus...

This exquisite "miniature" watercolor by Oskar Bergman entitled "Plains Landscape" is a true marvel of detail and composition, especially considering ...

Isaac Grünewald (1889-1946) Sweden Postcard Depicting A Farmer With His Three-Pronged Pitchfork watercolor on a postcard dimensions: 14 cm x 9 cm (5.51 x 3.54 inches) frame: 22.5 c...

A fine pencil drawing of a Neapolitan fisherman by Gustav Wilhelm Palm (1810-1890). Signed and dated "Rom 28 juni 1842" In the upper hand right corner numbered "No 25" On the bottom right hand side is written a description of the fishermans clothes and the colors of them. On the bottom center written " Napolitansk fiskare" Gustaf Wilhelm Palm (1810-1890) was a Swedish landscape painter and art professor. At 18 years in 1828 of age he attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. His early paintings were landscapes in the Romantic style that showed the influence of Carl Johan Fahlcrantz. After a trip to Norway in 1833, with Count Michael Gustaf Anckarsvärd, he came under the influence of Johan Christian Dahl and began to depict nature more realistically. This change came to fruition in his book of lithographs from 1837. That same year, he went to Berlin for treatment of an unspecified eye disease. Rather than returning home, he travelled throughout Germany and spent two years in Vienna. Then continuing his trip and finally arriving in Rome in 1840. That winter, he went to Venice, filling sketchbooks that he took back to Rome when he arrived there again in the summer of 1841. Altogether, he spent eleven years in Italy, becoming part of a local community of Swedish artists that dominated the Swedish art scene until the ascension of the Düsseldorf School. His best work is usually the paintings and drawings he did "en plein air" during his stay in Italy. In 1851, he toured through Spain and Paris on his way back to Sweden. The following year, he was named a member of the Royal Academy. In 1856, he married Eva Sandberg, the daughter of Professor Johan Gustaf Sandberg. Their daughter, Anna Palm de Rosa, also became a painter. He began teaching at the Academy in 1859. His students gave him the nickname "Palma Vecchio" (Old Palm, in Italian), and he began signing his paintings with a picture of a palm tree. Upon his retirement in 1880, he was named Professor Emeritus. He remained uninfluenced by the new styles of art that developed during his last years. His works may be seen amongst others at the Nationalmuseum,Göteborgs konstmuseum and the Uppsala University Library. Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes and the box easel—the precursor to the plein air easels...