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Artist: Julia Beck (1853–1935)
Alternative names: Augusta Louisa Julia Beck
Swedish painter and calligrapher
Title: Hay-Cocks by Moonlight
Object type: Painting
Description: In the mid-1880s, Julia Beck joined the Opponent Movement, a group of artists who rebelled against the Royal Academy’s antiquated teaching methods. It was in the midst of this eventful period that Beck made this painting, signed July 1885. The scene is probably Swedish, but the atmospheric nature of the work reveals strong influences from the latest trends in French art.
Date: 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 46 cm (18.1 in). Width: 36 cm (14.2 in).
Framed: Height: 60 cm (23.6 in). Width: 50 cm (19.7 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: Julia Beck Juli 1885
SKU: 272707
