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Artist: Hugo Salmson (1843–1894)
Alternative names: Hugo Fredrik Salmson
Swedish painter
Title: Portrait of a Young Girl
Object type: Painting
Description: Hugo Salmson is an almost forgotten artist today, but in the 19th century he was highly successful, known among other things for his considerable technical ability. This girl in a chair is painted with a skill that bears comparison with the more celebrated names of 19th-century art. Salmson was sometimes criticised for a stiffness in his images, but that is scarcely the case here. The technical precision of the painting, combined with the girl’s defiant look, overshadows the admittedly rather arranged character of the portrait.
Date: Unknown date
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Height: 35 cm (13.8 in). Width: 26.7 cm (10.5 in).
Framed: Height: 43.5 cm (17.1 in). Width: 34.5 cm (13.6 in). Depth: 4 cm (1.6 in).
SKU: 273594
