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Sitting under the Arbour (Hugo Birger) - Nationalmuseum - 19029

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Sitting under the Arbour (Hugo Birger) - Nationalmuseum - 19029

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Hugo Birger’s women in bustles are emblematic of the sophisticated world that awaited the Swedish artists in Paris in the 1880s. In Sweden, bourgeois respectability demanded that dresses have long sleeves, preferably black, while the women in Paris wore bright satin dresses adorned with trails, frills, lace and flounces. Dainty bergère hats with bows and satin shoes completed their stylish creations inspired by 18th century fashions. Svenska: Hugo Birgers turnyrklädda damer visar den mondäna värld som mötte de svenska konstnärerna i 1880-talets Paris. I Sverige krävde den borgerliga anständigheten vid den här tiden klänningar med långa ärmar, helst i svart – i Paris snördes damerna in i färgstarka sidenklänningar dekorerade med släp, volanger, spetsar och rysch. Små schäferhattar med bandrosetter och sidenskor fulländande de flärdfulla kreationerna som hämtade inspiration från 1700-talet.

Hugo Birger (1854–1887) was a Swedish painter. Born in Stockholm, his father was printmaker S. A. Peterson. Birger studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts from 1870 to 1877. In 1877, he was awarded with the "Royal medal" for his painting Syndafallet. It was priced for its strong colors and shininess. Birger moved to Paris in 1877, and spend the summer of 1878 in Barbizon with Carl Larsson and Carl Skanberg.

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