Alfred Bergström - Le HavreAlfred Bergstrm (18691930) Sweden Le Havre signed and inscribed, certificate a tergooil on panelunframed 19. 5 26. 5 cm (7. 7 10. 4 in)framed 31 38 cm (12. 2 15 in) Exhibited: Konstakademiens Minnesutstllning, 1932 Provenance: Estate of the artist (Sterbhus Bergstrm) Essay: This refined harbour scene from Le Havre presents a quiet yet vivid impression of a working port along the northern coast of France. Alfred Bergstrm constructs the composition from

and the following year

He was trained by the famous Swedish painter Gustaf Fjaestad

In Guardi’s interpretation

The painting is in very fine condition

The birds and bare tree are the only clear details in the foreground

rendered in warm creams and purples

The animals are rendered with careful attention to their forms and the play of light on their bodies

contrasting with the more structured forms of the buildings and the crisp silhouette of the church spire

Skånberg painted alongside other Scandinavian artists such as Hugo Salmson and Alfred Wahlberg

including medals at the Paris Salons of 1870 and 1872

The overall effect is a balance of light

born on January 18