Technical description
The artist does not write directly about this painting, yet reflects on what he calls “autumn colours” in his notebook Blandede motiver (Miscellaneous Motifs). In one colour composition he juxtaposes nuances of blood red, orange, crimson, a pinkish white and blue with olive-green, yellow, olive-blue and violet. The colours were alternately matt and glossy in order to create an atmospheric effect. Some of the same effect can be traced in this painting. The colour scheme resembles that used in Storehouse in Jølster (K41; 1902–1905) and Autumn Rain in a Mountain Village (K188; 1901).
Provenance
1902-1908:
Artist
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1908-1916:
Purchased at exhibition by
Rasmus Meyer
(1858-1916)
1916-1916:
By descent, to
Finn Meyer
(1892-1965)
1916-1916:
By descent, to
Gerda Nyquist
(1889-1964)
1916-current:
Rasmus Meyers samlinger
1950-1989:
Bergen kommunale kunstsamlinger
1989-2006:
Bergen Kunstmuseum
2006-current:
Kode Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
Exhibition history
Solo exhibition
1928-11-11 - 1928-12-9
Nikolai Astrup. Mindeutstilling
Kristiania (Oslo)
Catalogue number 2
See exhibition
1980-3-14 - 1980-4-7
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Bergen
Catalogue number 13
See exhibition
1980-4-12 - 1980-5-4
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Oslo
Catalogue number 13
See exhibition
1980-6-4 - 1980-6-29
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Trondheim
Catalogue number 13
See exhibition
1980-8-30 - 1980-9-1
Kunstnaren Nikolai Astrup (1880-1980)
Vassenden, Jølster
Catalogue number 25
See exhibition
2016-10-2 - 2017-1-22
Nikolai Astrup: Norwegen. Eine Entdeckung
Emden
Catalogue number 10
See exhibition
Group exhibition
Bibliography
Loge, Øystein. Gartneren under regnbuen. Hjemstavnskunstneren Nikolai Astrup. Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1986.
Loge, Øystein. Betrothed to Nature. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 2010.
Bergens kunstforening. Katalog over Nikolai Astrups Maleriutstilling. Bergen: Bergens kunstforening, 1908.
