Månsken i Uppsala

by Bror Hjorth

Artist Bror Hjorth (Sverige, 1894 - 1968)

Alternate Title

Moonlight in Uppsala

Date1941 - 1942

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 73 × 63 cm Ram: 86 × 75 × 6,5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1952

Countries

Sweden

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:13

Object NumberNM 4932

About the artworkLate at night, or perhaps early in the morning, a student couple is walking home in the moonlight. The summer night is warm and there is no need for jackets. Uppsala Cathedral is silhouetted against the sky. The woman on her bike adds movement; and the pale-blue boards protecting the trees and the fence around the gardens bring rhythm to the composition. Bror Hjorth was a painter, sculptor and illustrator. To give his paintings more weight and volume, he often made rough, carved frames for them, which he gilded slightly, but not much, so they wouldn’t be too elegant.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i nedre höger hörn med skrivstil: "Bror Hjorth" Selected exhibition history Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Leksand. Svensk konst mellan världskrigen (2005) Leksands Konstmuseum Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues 10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]

Works by the artist