“[T]his wooded Island amidst the grey naked islets in the outer skerries, – a green emerald in the wine-blue sea – a poet might have said.” This is how Astrup described Svanøy, which is situated at the extreme tip of land by the mouth of Førdefjorden. The painting depicts the view from above Svanøybukten facing the fjord, in bird’s-eye perspective, with taut, diagonal lines. Astrup was a close friend of the family at Svanøy Manor, which we can see, with its white walls and red roof, to the left in the painting. He visited them several times between 1900 and 1905, and had a passing relationship with Knuthild Holm, the niece of the Mrs. Holm, the proprietor of the manor.