No connection to server
Part of Bonhams Network
Home Create account
Quality auctions online
Live auctions
Fine ArtSellBuyNews
Contact
Svenska Suomi
HomeNews
Part of Bonhams Network
Create account
Switch to Swedish Switch to Finnish
AuctionsFine ArtSellBuyContact
Quality auctions online
Art
Asian Ceramics & Works of Art
Books & Manuscripts
Carpets, rugs & textiles
Ceramics & porcelain
Collectibles
Design
Folk art
Furniture
Glassware
Jewellery
Lighting
Militaria
Miscellaneous
Silver
Timepieces
Vintage & Fashion
See all objects
Theme auctions online
Madeleine Pyk – A Collection F769
Madeleine Pyk – A Collection
Auction:
The Eclectic Collection F772
The Eclectic Collection
Auction:
Helge Dahlman F782
Helge Dahlman
Auction:
Birds by Toikka – Part 2 F728
Birds by Toikka – Part 2
Auction:
Private Collection of Hand-Knotted Persian Artifacts E1309
Private Collection of Hand-Knotted Persian Artifacts
Auction:
Silver Linings E1279
Silver Linings
Auction:
Chalet Interiors E1217
Chalet Interiors
Auction:
See all auctions
Live auctions
Contemporary Art & Design 670
Contemporary Art & Design
Auction: April 21−22, 2026
Important Timepieces 671
Important Timepieces
Auction: April 21, 2026
Modern Art & Design 672
Modern Art & Design
Auction: May 20−21, 2026
Important Spring Sale 673
Important Spring Sale
Auction: June 10−12, 2026
See all auctions
See all Bonhams Network auctions
Important Spring Sale 609407409
408
1008620

Hugo Birger

(Sweden, 1854-1887)
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Hugo Birger, "Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern).
Estimate
130 000 - 150 000 SEK
12 300 - 14 200 EUR
14 100 - 16 300 USD
Hammer price
145 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
 Pdf print out
Hugo Birger
(Sweden, 1854-1887)

"Utanför ett spanskt värdshus" (Outside a Spanish Tavern)

Signed Hugo Birger and dated Paris 1886. Oil on canvas 81 x 117 cm.

Provenance

Fritzes Kungl. Hovbokhandel, Stockholm; private collection; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 367, "Vårauktionen", April 19-21 1961, lot 11; private collection.

Literature

Sixten Strömbom, "Hugo Birger", 1947, listed in the catalogue, p. 339, no. 223.

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.

Read more