Ljudbojen (Sounding Buoy)

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AUGUST STRINDBERG (STOCKHOLM 1849-1912)
Ljudbojen (Sounding Buoy)
signed, dated and inscribed 'August Str-g 92/Dalrö' (on reverse)
oil on paper
3 3⁄8 x 2 5⁄8 in. (8.2 x 6 cm.)

Provenance

Ernst Josephson (1851–1906), Stockholm.
Oscar Jacobsson, Stockholm.
Gelly Neumann, Stockholm.
Mads-Peter Neumann (b. 1939), Skagen.
Anonymous sale; Bukowskis, Stockholm, 25-28 April 1989, lot 250, as Ljudbojen.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

G. Söderström, Strindbergs maleri, Malmö 1972, pp. 98, 104, 223, 231 335, no. 21, pl. 9, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Tate Modern, August Strindberg, Painter, Photographer, Writer, 17 February-15 May 2005, pp. 20, 153, no. 9, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

Like lot 38, the present work was painted during the spring and summer of 1892, when Strindberg was staying in Dalarö. He was entirely focused on capturing the landscape, and his paintings are largely sky and water, with the occasional buoy or lighthouse thrown in as his inspiration dictated. During this time, the artist painted the sea on calm days as well as in full storm, reflecting both sides of his own turbulent personality during this difficult time.

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