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Hugo Birger

(Sweden, 1854-1887)
Estimate
200 000 - 250 000 SEK
17 800 - 22 300 EUR
18 500 - 23 100 USD
Hammer price
140 000 SEK
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Caroline Lindahl
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Caroline Lindahl
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Hugo Birger
(Sweden, 1854-1887)

Sunlit alley, Paris

Signed Hugo Birger and dated Paris -81 and signed Birger -81. Panel 61.5 x 49.5 cm.

Provenance

Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, auction 466, 'Internationella Vårauktionen', April 25 - 28, 1989, cat. no 9.

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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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