Carl Wilhelmson(Sweden, 1866-1928)
Man in blue, study for "Midsommarafton" [Midsummer Eve] (1915)
Man in blue, study for "Midsommarafton" [Midsummer Eve] (1915)
Signed C. Wilhelmson. Probably executed circa 1911-1915. Oil on canvas laid down on panel 25 x 18 cm.
Literature
(Ed.) Göran Söderlund, "Carl Wilhelmson", 2009, compare "Midsommarafton", 1915, illustrated full spread in colour, p. 124-125.
More information
Study for Carl Wilhelmson's famous painting ”Midsommarafton” (oil on canvas, 180 x 380 cm, 1915, private collection).
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