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
(1866-1939)
1909-1915:
Isabella Høst
(1870-1937)
1989-2006:
Bergen Kunstmuseum
1915-current:
Bergen Billedgalleri
1950-1989:
Bergen kommunale kunstsamlinger
Loge, Øystein. Betrothed to Nature. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 2010.
Bergens kunstforening. Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bergen: Bergens kunstforening, 1908.