A boy dressing after swimming, Gottfrid Virgin
no 226
Description
A boy dressing after swimming. The figure of a boy sitting on a rock, his light shirt open, pulling a sock over one leg. Beside him are the remaining garments: shorts and shoes, lush greenery in the background, and water in front of the boy’s feet.
Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the lower left corner, G. Virgin 1865.
Arvid Julius Gottfrid Virgin, born June 9, 1831, in the parish of Visby, died April 30, 1876, in Stockholm, was a Swedish painter and draughtsman. He painted portraits and genre scenes featuring ordinary people in folk costume, such as “Dalkulla” at the National Museum in Stockholm, as well as landscapes.
In 1852, Virgin began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied from 1852 to 1859. In 1862–63, Virgin spent some time abroad, including in Paris and Düsseldorf. His genre paintings primarily depict idyllic scenes of everyday life: a Sunday morning in Sørunda, a vacation in Rättvik, a wedding dress in Mockfjärd. Virgin participated in numerous Academy exhibitions between 1856 and 1875, as well as in the Nordic Industrial and Art Exhibition in Copenhagen in 1872. As a portrait painter, he painted several portraits of members of the royal family. As a conservator and restorer, he participated in work at Stockholm Palace in 1864–65, where he restored two ceilings and created new door lintels. His work encompasses portraits, interiors, historical paintings, and depictions of folk life. The Virgin is represented in the National Museum, with an oil painting from the collection of King Charles XV, Rättvikskulla (1861), as well as in the Nordic Museum, the Hallwylska Museum and the portrait and painting collection of Uppsala University.
Size
97 x 74 cm (126 x 104 cm)
Price
8900 zł