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Harriet Backer: Blue Interior, 1883, Norway -painted in Paris -represents her response to Monet's colors -began to show her fascination for light streaming into interiors
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Harriet Backer: By Lamplight, 1890, Norway -interior is lit by single dim fixture -light causes strange shadows around room -non-accesible woman in dark at night
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Harriet Backer: Christening in Tanum Church, 1892, Norway -baby is being carried into church from bright exterior -Backer often painted private moments vs. public and history ones -show the colorfully painted Norwegian churches at this time
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Richard Bergh: After the End of a Modeling Session, 1884, Sweden -Carl Johnson is the artist who just finished his work and his now playing music -woman becomes enthralled by the music -there are Japanese influences in overlapping objects and cropping of forms
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Richard Bergh: Nordic Summer Evening, 1899-1900, Sweden -Bergh's most famous painting -the people seem lost in the reflections of the lake -both are in perfect union with nature
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Richard Bergh: Vision, 1894, Sweden -more stylized than Bergh's other paintings -golden Viking ships in background -not what he saw, but rather what he dreamed or imagined
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Carl Fredrik Hill: Beach at Luc-Sur-Mer, 1876, Sweden -paint is thickly applied giving energy to the work -used palet knife which was very uncommon at the time
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Carl Fredrik Hill: Villa by the Seine, 1877, Sweden -gives a very solid feel -leans toward impressionism -Hill's use of light gives a French feel
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Ernst Josephson: Portrait of Godfrey Renholm, 1880, Sweden -among most famous of his portraits -viewer is made aware of bulk and girth of the sitter -white wash hints of an artistic background -the way Renholm is sitting is animated
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Ernst Josephson: Portrait of Jeanette Rubenson, 1883, Sweden -portrait of his sister's best friend -shows the magic of summer relaxation -viewer of made aware of sitter's psychological distance by her looking away -plants bring nature into domestic scene
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Ernst Josephson: Spanish Blacksmiths, 1881, Sweden -done while Josephson was on trip to Spain -represents a class that most people thought should be ignored -portrayed them as self-confident and strong -sympathized with these workers -rejected by the Paris Salon in 1881
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Ernst Josephson: The Water Sprite, 1884, Sweden -water sprite is well known in literature, but not as commonly found in artwork -Josephson saw himself as the innocent victim of hostile world; like victim of water sprite -nude stands somewhat apart from water and rocks -deemed unsatisfactory by many people, including his comrades
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Nils Kreuger: Spring in Halland, 1894, Sweden -his best known work -painting is unified by color, Indian ink, and frame -creates a connection between Sweden and her land -scene of fertility and abundant life
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Nils Kreuger: The Coming Storm, September Evening, 1893, Sweden -landscape is simplified -elemental forms of nature -man's connection to nature becomes physical
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Nils Kreuger: The North Road Varberg, 1892, Sweden -used Indian ink on top of oil, creating unification
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Carl Larsson: Father's Room, pub. 1899, Sweden -watercolor -utter simplicity of work -can see that the father's room is connected the children's place -bed is fit for a king of the house, elevated and draped -speaks much of the domestic life, with wife not sleeping with husband, but instead with the children
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Carl Larsson: Karin and Kersti, 1898, Sweden -watercolor -Symbolism/Decorative -woman has become a piece of art herself -Karin was Larsson's muse -more stylized than Larsson's earlier work
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Carl Larsson: Self Examination, 1906, Sweden -wife sits at domestic job in background -shows Larsson as puppet master of his family -hints that maybe his domestic life was not all that great, since he is seen with a somber look
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Carl Larsson: The Old Man and the New Trees, Grez, 1883, Sweden -delicate use of reflections in water -plays with the theme of old age vs. youth -shows rural life as beautiful and harmonious |
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Carl Larsson: The Open Air Painter, 1886, Sweden -oil on canvas -shows how important direct painting on Scandinavian soil was to the artists at this time -point is to show that it is okay to paint everyday matter
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Carl Larsson: When the Children Have Gone to Bed, pub. 1899, Sweden -depicts Carl reading and Karin sewing -Matriarch and patriarch enjoying the quiet at night -the Larsson's used folk art colors in their newly remodeled house
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Karl Nordstrom: The Neighboring Farm, 1894, Sweden -bright red barn represents the quintessential Swedish farmstead -does not represent the majority of Swedish farmsteads, since 1/5 of country immigrated -promotes National Well-Being and Security
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Karl Nordstrom: Varberg Fortress, 1893, Sweden -rough canvas shows through paint and becomes part of picture -shows his commitment to elemental forms
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Gerhard Munthe: At the Farm, 1889, Norway -typical farmhouse with farmer leaning to speak to another member of the household -horse is symbol of water sprite of Norway -scene is set at twilight, a common theme among painters during this time
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Gerhard Munthe: The Horse of the Nether World, 1892, Norway -part of the Decorative Arts movement -horse is seen as simple, natural element -strong linear patterns inspired by Chinese wood cut
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