Spring Night in the Garden
undefined undefined undefined, 1905 - 1905, 860 x 1000 mm
KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem (KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes), Bergen Billedgalleri
The two figures in the foreground crawl on their knees in the little vegetable garden in silent concentration. According to age-old folklore, it was believed that crops would thrive better if you planted and tended the garden under a full moon. The human figures and brown patch of earth are painted with distinct brushstrokes, in an almost naïve style. The act of cultivating appears like a ritual, and the atmosphere like that of childhood memories or a vision. Astrup painted this motif several times, and also made a woodcut entitled The Moon in May, where the landscape is represented in many different moods and colour schemes.
-1905-1909:
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1909-1915:
Sigurd Høst
(1857-1939)
1909-1915:
Isabella Høst
(1870-1937)
1915:
Bergen Billedgalleri
1950-1989:
Bergen kommunale kunstsamlinger
1989-2006:
Bergen Kunstmuseum
Exhibition_history
Separate_exhibition
Group_exhibition
Loge, Øystein, Betrothed to Nature. Det Norske Samlaget. Oslo, 2010, 22.
Bergens kunstforening, Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bjarne Klausens Bogtrykkeri. Bergen, 1908, [upag].
Bergens kunstforening, Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bjarne Klausens Bogtrykkeri. Bergen, 1908, [upag].
Bergens Kunstforening, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Mindeutstilling. A/S John Griegs Boktrykkeri. Bergen, 1928, 14.
Bergens Kunstforening, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Mindeutstilling. A/S John Griegs Boktrykkeri. Bergen, 1928, 14.
Bergens Kunstforening, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk. A/S John Griegs Boktrykkeri. Bergen, 1980, 26.
Bergens Kunstforening, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk. A/S John Griegs Boktrykkeri. Bergen, 1980, 26.
Kunstnernes Hus, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928: maleri, tegning, grafikk. Kunstnernes Hus. Oslo, 1980, 26.
Stiftelsen Modums Blaafarveværk, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. [s.n.]. Modum, 1987, 34.
Astruptunet, Nikolai Astrup og den tekstile kunsten. Astruptunet. Jølster, [u.å.], 8.
Morley Gallery, Norwegian Romantic Landscape 1820–1920. [s.n.]. London, 1977, [upag].
Morley Gallery, Norwegian Romantic Landscape 1820–1920. [s.n.]. London, 1977, [upag].
Morley Gallery, Norwegian Romantic Landscape 1820–1920. [s.n.]. London, 1977, [upag].
Loge, Øystein, Deformasjon. Nedbrytningen av det klassiske naturbildet i norsk landskapskunst: Peder Balke, Lars Hertervig, Edvard Munch, Nikolai Astrup. Dreyers Forlag. Oslo, 1991, 133.
Bergens Kunstforening, Utstilling av vestlandsk malerkunst. [s.n.]. Bergen, 1922, [upag].
Kredittkassens Kunstforening, Næringslivet i kunsten. [s.n.]. Oslo, 1957, [upag].
Kunsthalle Bremen, Norwegische Landschaftmalerei. Von Dahl bis Munch. [s.n.]. Bremen, 1977, [upag].
Kunsthuset Kabuso, Vårt herlige hjem 1914–2014. [s.n.]. Øystese, 2014.
Kunstnernes Hus, Nikolai Astrup. Malerier og tresnitt. Kunstnernes Hus. Oslo, 1955, 19.
Kunstforeningen i København, Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Christtreu. København, 1965, 12.