Olof Walfrid Nilsson, Lapland, On The Road To Abisko

Olof Walfrid Nilsson, Lapland, On The Road To AbiskoA beautiful early 20th century landscape painting depicting a mountainous view in Lapland by Swedish painter, Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868 1956). Its titled On The Road To Abisko, which relates to a small village with fewer than 100 inhabitants. Abisko is also home to one of Swedens largest lakes, Tornetrsk. Olof Walfrid Nilsson was known for his dreamlike, somewhat mystical, landscape paintings of Lapland and the surrounding areas. He was born in

She’s dressed in a highly fashionable black frilly blouse

was primarily a landscape painter and isn’t known for nudes - so maybe this is an intimate portrayal set within a home

He’s known mostly for his expressive landscape paintings

Its success is grounded in its perfectly balanced composition

It’s been painted in an impressionistic style with quick daubs of oil paint cleverly suggesting the finer details

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25½” x 21” / 65cm x 54cmYear of creation: c

9” x 10¼” / 23cm x 26cm

The original paper had torn around the edges and also in the middle but by attaching it

he passed away while producing a play - as theatre was another of his creative pursuits

Paget was born into a family of watchmakers and lived in Morbier

Her husband and children are waiting outside - probably still benefiting from the radiating heat

Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe embraced this style and perhaps our lady felt inspired