Technical description
In 1927 Astrup describes the colours as follows – although without having seen the painting since 1911: “A Deep ultramarine sky with rather large polar stratospheric clouds. Moist brown, newly ploughed fields. Marigolds. Against the ‘blind-grey houses and other ‘brilliant’ colours (meadows) is a shrill loud red dress (worn by a little girl). Matte green field and a blue and white striped “” (worn by a little boy). Nearly black mountain shadow. An old willow tree full of sun-warmed air heavy with dust and mixed with yellow – in its silvery crown. The picture has unfortunately faded.” Whether this is true is unknown.
Provenance
-1903-1905:
Artist
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1905-1955:
Purchased at exhibition by
Cecilie Marie Mathiesen
(1872-1955)
2003-current:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
Exhibition history
Solo exhibition
1928-11-11 - 1928-12-9
Nikolai Astrup. Mindeutstilling
Kristiania (Oslo)
Catalogue number 50
See exhibition
1980-3-14 - 1980-4-7
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Bergen
Catalogue number 16
See exhibition
1980-4-12 - 1980-5-4
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Oslo
Catalogue number 16
See exhibition
1980-6-4 - 1980-6-29
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Trondheim
Catalogue number 16
See exhibition
1980-8-30 - 1980-9-1
Kunstnaren Nikolai Astrup (1880-1980)
Vassenden, Jølster
Catalogue number 21
See exhibition
1989-6-19 - 1989-8-14
Nikolai Astrup og den tekstile kunsten
Sandalstrand, Jølster
Catalogue number 35
See exhibition
Group exhibition
Bibliography
C. W. Blomqvist Kunsthandel, to Astrup, Nikolai, 1905–04–27. Jø20, D.1.3.
Loge, Øystein. Gartneren under regnbuen. Hjemstavnskunstneren Nikolai Astrup. Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1986.
Kunstforeningen i København. Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. København: Kunstforeningen i København, 1965.
Ministério da educação e saude. Exposição de Pintura e gravura norueguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Ministério da educação e saude, 1952.
