Carl Mattson - Evening City Street, 1926Attributed to Carl Mattson (18861941) Sweden Evening City Street, 1926 signed and dated lower leftwatercolor on canvas unframed 62 51 cm (24. 4 20. 1 in)framed 71 60 cm (28. 0 23. 6 in) Provenance: Private collection, Sweden. Essay: This city view painted in 1926 is a fine example of Carl Mattsons distinctive approach to urban subjects. The composition presents an evening street scene where gas lamps and window lights glow against the blue green dusk.

The foreground is graced with the tranquil paths of Blasieholmen

Literature: Ertz/Nitze-Ertz

canvas dimensions 22

the painting can be confidently linked to Fritz Lindström’s 1928 journey to the Pyrenees

mystical atmosphere of the encounter

In works such as this one

Born in Östersund in 1862

The original frame has an old patina and has been repaired in several places

reinforcing the sensation of sunlight breaking through and illuminating the landscape below

The garden motif of Pergola Noor reflects the influence of plein-air painting and the 19th century’s growing interest in capturing transient effects of light in nature

and in a timber building in Tibble

much of which was tragically lost or destroyed during the Nazi purges