Provenance
The artist; her parents, Adolf [1828-1890] and Hilda Sahlqvist [1837-1862] Bergöö, Hallsberg, Sweden; their son Per Bergöö [1864-1919], Kumla, Sweden; his son, Per Adolf Bergöö [1898-1984], Hallsberg, Sweden; Einar Werner [1899-1972], Stockholm; his son Mats Werner Mariefred, Sweden;[1] purchased through (Ben Elwes Fine Art, London) 2024 by NGA.
[1] According to Mats Werner, his father Einar was the Bergöö family lawyer and received the painting as payment in the 1920s. (See https://matswerner.blogg.se/2023/april/pierre-louis-alexandre-who-was-he-2.html, accessed 8 July 2024.)
Accession Number
2024.6.1
Medium
oil on canvas, mounted on board
Dimensions
overall: 92.2 × 73.5 cm (36 5/16 × 28 15/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Funds from Laura and John Arnold, Virginia Cretella Mars, and Maria Elena Weissman