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Alfred Wahlberg - Vid Stäke, 1859Alfred Wahlberg (Swedish, 18341906) Sweden Vid Stke, 1859 oil on paperunframed 27. 7 39. 3 cm (10. 9 15. 5 in)framed 39. 5 51 cm (15. 6 20. 1 in) lower left: "Vid Stke 26 aug 1859" Essay: Vid Stke is a richly observed study of forest vegetation painted on location at Stket, a area north of Stockholm. The composition centers on a fallen tree trunk surrounded by mossy rocks and dense summer foliage in a quiet forest interior. Wahlberg captures this

marrying his academic draftsmanship with a modern

the shoreline is rugged and shadowed

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immersing himself in the German Romantic school

The painting depicts a frozen waterway animated by figures on a winter’s day

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Forsberg's study is divided into three sections

suggesting the gentle presence of human life subdued by the season’s hush

inviting the viewer to observe the subtle interplay between solid forms and their mirrored counterparts

6 in)framed 29 × 34

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