Carl Johansson - Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1894

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Carl Johansson - Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1894Carl Johansson (18631944) Sweden Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1894 oil on board signed Carl Johansson Puerto Orotava Tenerifa 94 unframed 21. 5 x 33 cm (8 1 2 x 13 in)framed 32 x 43 cm (12 5 8 x 16 7 8 in) Condition: Gracefully aged over more than a century, the surface shows a fine pattern of vertical craquelure consistent with its age. The colors remain bright and clear, and the painting is ready to hang. Essay: This small oil painting on board (21.

marrying his academic draftsmanship with a modern

where he exhibited several times after 1883

Erik Tryggelin records the scene with remarkable immediacy

returning thereafter to Paris

sweeping brushstrokes and a delicate palette that highlights the tranquil greenery and expansive water views typical of the Norrland region

Back: Winter Landscape

“the lyric of painting”—a quintessentially national art form

Such a depiction of everyday life amid nature reflects the artist’s empathy for country folk and the authenticity he brought to scenes of Swedish peasant life

The solitary figure’s cautious progress across the water suggests a quiet narrative of journey or the humble labors of rural life

yet the presence of human habitation

In the mid-19th century

Frank Dillon (1823-1909) and George Price Boyce (1926-1897)

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