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Artist: Karl Nordström (1855–1923)
Swedish painter
Title: Grez-sur-Loing
Object type: Painting
Description: A train rushes through the peaceful countryside. This picture is emblematic of the 19th century as a revolutionary era on the threshold between the old and the new. The railroad connected town and country, opening up new perspectives and opportunities. Urban tourists visited the countryside in search of the paroquial and the antiquated. Karl Nordström was one of the Swedish painters who travelled by train to the artist colony in Grez-sur-Loing.
Date: from 1885 until 1886
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 95 cm (37.4 in). Width: 145 cm (57.1 in).
Framed: Height: 118 cm (46.5 in). Width: 168 cm (66.1 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: Karl Nordström 85-86.
SKU: 275006
