Gustaf Adolf Schuknecht - Winter Scene with Figures on Ice, 1859Gustaf Adolf Schuknecht (18061881), Sweden Winter Scene with Figures on Ice, 1859 signed and dated A. Schuknecht 1859oil on canvas unframed 39 54. 5 cm (15. 4 21. 5 in)framed 56 71 cm (22 28 in) Provenance: Private collection, Sweden. Essay: This signed and dated winter scene from 1859 constitutes an important and revealing example of the artistic practice of Gustaf Adolf Schuknecht, a Swedish painter whose work survives in relatively few documented

signed and dated lower right Carl Johansson 1933

Colors remain vivid

and the immediate surrounding space

The impressionist style comes alive through Genberg's swift brushstrokes

oil on canvas laid in masonite

Presented in a fine older frame with a fine patina

and he became an integral part of the influential artist group "De unga" or "1909 års män

This dramatic nocturnal scene depicts a village in fire

generating a motif that is stable in form yet endlessly changeable in light

In this atmospheric landscape at sunset

he embarked on a journey to Munich

His works combine melancholy lyricism and deep love of country with a sensitive handling of light and color that reveals the influence of Post-Impressionism