In his notebook Miscellaneous Motifs (1898–1904) Astrup describes the way in which this motif can be executed: “The two cherry trees by the upper garden full of yellow white flowers in the rain (is painted wet on wet) and a peculiar freshness in the green which is nearly blended with the white with a stiff hog hair brush with coarse bristles. The tree trunks almost wet black”.
The effect of the wet on wet technique is clearly visible in the rendering of the flowering treetops: here the green masses are painted in thick layers, and the flowers are added before the underlying paint layers have dried. In this way, the light and dark colours blend together. The motif is without precise details in the treetops as they are depicted in Rainy Atmosphere beneath the Trees at Jølster Parsonage (K23), for example. This is one of the paintings Astrup later referred to as a sketch, and this is understandable based on the small format as well as the way the rainy atmosphere is depicted.
-1902-1905:
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1905-1938:
Edvard Waldemar Aslaksen
(1868-1938)
1938-1987-:
Halfdan Fredrik Aslaksen
(1904-1992)
1990-1990:
Bukowskis
1990-2005:
2007-current:
Kode Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
the little picture, that You bought from me
this little picture
the little sketch
Astrup, Nikolai Aslaksen, Edvard Waldemar, 1908-10-10. Nasjonalbiblioteket, Brevs.295-331567. p. 1.
Spring Rain and Cherry Tree
Bergens kunstforening. Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bergen: Bergens kunstforening, 1908.
Loge, Øystein. Betrothed to Nature. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 2010.
Stiftelsen Modums Blaafarveværk (undefined.). Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Modum: [s.n.], 1987.
Loge, Øystein. Nikolai Astrup: tradisjon og overskridelse. [Høvikodden]: Henie-Onstad kunstsenter, 1994.
C. W. Blomqvist Kunsthandel, 1905–04–27. Jø20, D.1.3.
Spring Rain and Cherries
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Sparebankstiftelsen DNB (The Savings Bank Foundation DNB), Kode Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem

undefined: Dag Fosse / KODE

undefined: Dag Fosse / KODE
In his notebook Miscellaneous Motifs (1898–1904) Astrup describes the way in which this motif can be executed: “The two cherry trees by the upper garden full of yellow white flowers in the rain (is painted wet on wet) and a peculiar freshness in the green which is nearly blended with the white with a stiff hog hair brush with coarse bristles. The tree trunks almost wet black”.
The effect of the wet on wet technique is clearly visible in the rendering of the flowering treetops: here the green masses are painted in thick layers, and the flowers are added before the underlying paint layers have dried. In this way, the light and dark colours blend together. The motif is without precise details in the treetops as they are depicted in Rainy Atmosphere beneath the Trees at Jølster Parsonage (K23), for example. This is one of the paintings Astrup later referred to as a sketch, and this is understandable based on the small format as well as the way the rainy atmosphere is depicted.
-1902-1905:
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1905-1938:
Edvard Waldemar Aslaksen
(1868-1938)
1938-1987-:
Halfdan Fredrik Aslaksen
(1904-1992)
1990-1990:
Bukowskis
1990-2005:
2007-current:
Kode Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
the little picture, that You bought from me
this little picture
the little sketch
Astrup, Nikolai Aslaksen, Edvard Waldemar, 1908-10-10. Nasjonalbiblioteket, Brevs.295-331567. p. 1.
Spring Rain and Cherry Tree
Bergens kunstforening. Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bergen: Bergens kunstforening, 1908.
Loge, Øystein. Betrothed to Nature. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 2010.
Stiftelsen Modums Blaafarveværk (undefined.). Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Modum: [s.n.], 1987.
Loge, Øystein. Nikolai Astrup: tradisjon og overskridelse. [Høvikodden]: Henie-Onstad kunstsenter, 1994.
C. W. Blomqvist Kunsthandel, 1905–04–27. Jø20, D.1.3.