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Hugo Birger

(Sweden, 1854-1887)
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60 000 - 80 000 SEK
5 350 - 7 140 EUR
5 540 - 7 380 USD
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Lena Rydén
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Lena Rydén
Head of Art, Specialist Modern and 19th century Art
+46 (0)707 78 35 71
Hugo Birger
(Sweden, 1854-1887)

The letter

Relined canvas 44.5 x 60.5 cm.

Uppfordrad duk, krackelerad.

Provenance

Björcks konsthandel, October 1923, cat no. 8, ill. III.
Hovjuvelerare K. Anderson, Stockholm.
Mrs Signe Andersson, Villa KA, Stockholm.

Literature

Sixten Strömbom, "Hugo Birger", 1947, p. 317, no. 99.

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Artist

Hugo Birger was a Swedish visual artist born in Stockholm, where he studied at the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Birger later travelled to Paris where he spent time with Carl Larsson and Carl Skånberg, and he later had his debut in a Paris Salon. Birger was highly active in Spain and France, where he had a shared studio with Ernst Josephson. Due to Birger’s severe rheumatism, the artist chose to make the Mediterranean into his permanent home due to its warm climate. Birger’s most famous artwork is "Skandinaviska konstnärernas frukost på Café Ledoyen" from 1886 which depicts a breakfast setting shared amongst Birger’s colleagues in Paris featuring Alfred Wahlberg and Georg Pauli. Birger's paintings are executed with great skill and lively coloration, showcasing his mastery in capturing sunlight.

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