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Olof Walfrid NilssonWinter Light on a Frozen Lake1941
1941
$3,589.30
£2,679.66
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In this evocative winter landscape, painted in 1941, Swedish artist Olof Walfrid Nilsson captures the serenity and quiet grandeur of a frozen lake bathed in gentle afternoon light. Executed in oil on masonite, the scene radiates stillness and clarity. The composition draws the eye along the shoreline, where warm light meets cool blue tones, creating a refined harmony of color and atmosphere. Snow-covered forms rise silently in the foreground, while a distant treeline gently dissolves into the horizon, evoking the vastness and peace of the Scandinavian winter.
Nilsson’s technique is both assured and delicate. His brushwork conveys the textures of frost and the translucency of light on ice with quiet precision, while his treatment of space and form imbues the scene with a poetic, almost dreamlike quality. The painting moves beyond naturalistic rendering to suggest a deeper emotional registerr, an invitation into a contemplative landscape that balances realism with subtle romanticism. It is this combination of sensitivity and control that marks Nilsson’s mature work and underscores his unique vision as a landscape painter.
Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868–1956) was born in Värmland and became a distinctive figure in early 20th-century Swedish art. Though trained in decorative painting and active in public commissions, including murals and ceiling artworks in Gothenburg and Karlstad, he is best remembered for his deeply atmospheric interpretations of the Nordic wilderness. He spent much of his artistic life capturing the Swedish and Laplandic landscape, earning recognition for his powerful portrayals of fjäll, forests, and remote lakes under shifting skies.
Nilsson’s paintings are admired for their tranquil moods and ethereal light, qualities that place him within the lineage of Sweden’s great nature painters. Yet his work also possesses a quiet singularity, a restrained palette and an eye for the meditative that give his compositions a timeless character. By the 1940s, Nilsson had honed this sensibility to its full expression, as seen in this work. The frozen lake and luminous sky reflect not only a physical reality but a spiritual presence in nature.
oil on masonite
signed and dated
unframed 32 × 52 cm (12 ⅝ × 20 ½ in)
framed 42 × 63 cm (16 ½ × 24 ¾ in)
- Creator:Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868 - 1956, Swedish)
- Creation Year:1941
- Dimensions:Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition with bright and clear colors. New gilded frame is included.
- Gallery Location:Stockholm, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1445217188482
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