Ivar Arosenius Swedish, 1878-1909
Wedding, Paris (Bröllop), 1905
Watercolour and gouache on paper
21 x 15 cm
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in
Clase Fine Art
Painted in Paris, this is one of many examples where Ivar Arosenius subtly includes himself: a classic device used to bring the viewer into the picture. The artist stands in...
Painted in Paris, this is one of many examples where Ivar Arosenius subtly includes himself: a classic device used to bring the viewer into the picture.
The artist stands in the foreground with his typically shapeless hat. Directly to his right he has signed and dated the cobblestones, emphasising the blurred lines between the picture and reality.
In front of us Arosenius depicts a scene of apparent stark social contrasts. The brightly clad newlyweds with their abundant flowers are flanked by Parisians in the narrow and bleak streets of Paris, far from any boulevards. Wedding in Paris is one of the finest examples of Arosenius's commentary on life and its ebbs and flows.
The artist stands in the foreground with his typically shapeless hat. Directly to his right he has signed and dated the cobblestones, emphasising the blurred lines between the picture and reality.
In front of us Arosenius depicts a scene of apparent stark social contrasts. The brightly clad newlyweds with their abundant flowers are flanked by Parisians in the narrow and bleak streets of Paris, far from any boulevards. Wedding in Paris is one of the finest examples of Arosenius's commentary on life and its ebbs and flows.
Provenance
Mr A. Wahlin at least until 1928;Bukowskis (Stockholm), October 2017;
Where acquired by a private collector.
Exhibitions
Gothenburg Museum of Art, "Ivar Arosenius Minnesutställning", 1958-59.Literature
Asplund, 1928, p 83, illustration no 36;Ernst Spólen et al., Ivar Arosenius, Ole Kruse, Gerard Henning Minnesbilder, Gothenburg; Rundqvists Boktryckeri, 1956, p 85;
Malm, 2022, p 106, illustrated p 107.