{"product_id":"fritz-lindstrom-flowing-water-study-in-overcast-weather-1907","title":"FRITZ LINDSTRÖM - Flowing Water, Study in Overcast Weather, 1907","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRITZ LINDSTRÖM (1874–1962) Sweden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlowing Water, Study in Overcast Weather, 1907\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Rinnande vatten, Studie i gråväder\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned and dated lower right Fritz Lindström 1907\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etitled “Rinnande vatten, Studie i gråväder” on a label on the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoil on artist’s board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunframed 35 × 50 cm (13.8 × 19.7 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eframed 46 × 61 cm (18.1 × 24 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrivate collection, Karlstad, Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarssons Konsthandel, Karlstad, Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition report: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe painted surface retains pronounced impasto and clearly articulated brushwork. Fine old patina. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssay:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title recorded on the reverse, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRinnande vatten, Studie i gråväder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, identifies this painting as a study of flowing water under overcast skies. Lindström concentrates on a short stretch of woodland stream, where the current gathers between stones before breaking into a small cascade in the foreground. The close viewpoint excludes the sky and brings the meeting of water, rock and exposed roots into immediate focus. A tree rising along the right edge anchors the composition, its curving roots echoing the movement of the stream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoft, even illumination unifies a rich palette of copper, russet and deep brown. Violet, blue and silvery grey strokes cross the surface of the water, while mossy greens animate the banks. Lindström’s handling gives the stream a palpable rhythm: long strokes describe the smoother stretches, then shorten and curl as the current meets the rocks. Raised ridges of paint catch the light across the foreground cascade, making the physical texture of the surface part of the depiction of movement.a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted in 1907, the work belongs to the early years of Lindström’s association with the artists around Lake Racken. He had moved to Rackstad outside Arvika in 1903, after training at Konstnärsförbundet’s school, at Valand under Carl Larsson and in Copenhagen under Kristian Zahrtmann. The Värmland landscape became a lasting source of inspiration. His increasingly vigorous handling and interest in saturated colour found particular scope in woodland subjects, where the structure of trees and banks could be combined with the changing appearance of water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA revealing comparison is provided by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVattendrag i solljus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStream in Sunlight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), an oil on wooden panel measuring 30 × 37 cm, sold at Karlstad Hammarö Auktionsverk on 7 December 2025. Both paintings organise a closely framed woodland scene around copper and violet reflections, with upright trunks interrupting the movement of the water. In the sunlit painting, broad reflections and an illuminated bank create strong divisions of light and shadow. Here, the more diffuse illumination and denser, broken brushwork concentrate attention on the turbulent passage of water around stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CLASSICARTWORKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54953046835523,"sku":null,"price":79329.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/6005\/8976\/files\/B0009662-5.jpg?v=1792618696","url":"https:\/\/www.classicartworks.com\/fr\/products\/fritz-lindstrom-flowing-water-study-in-overcast-weather-1907","provider":"CLASSICARTWORKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}