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Anna Boberg's Nordic landscapes

Swedish artist Anna Boberg regularly painted landscapes in northern Norway. She first travelled to the region in the summer of 1901 and made around three dozen trips there - often alone. She painted the countryside, the special light, the northern lights and the midnight sun, especially in Lofoten.

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In the summer of 1901, Anna Boberg made her first visit to the Lofoten islands off the north-west coast of Norway, where she was deeply impressed by the alpine landscape, the northern lights and the midnight sun. She returned some thirty times, summer and…

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Anna Boberg travelled to Norway and Lofoten for the first time in the summer of 1901. The countryside, the special light, the aurora borealis and midnight sun deeply impressed the artist. She made some three dozen return visits and had a winter nest and a…

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Anna Boberg was fascinated by the arctic landscape. From 1901 and onwards, she visited the Lofoten islands off the north-west coast of Norway year after year, often undertaking arduous expeditions to make oil sketches on cardboard. This painting was based…