Contemplation Barbizon painting This portrait of a woman

This portrait of a woman with a lace collar respects the academic codes of the time in its symmetries and in the model's gestures

nothing abnormal after 123 years of existence

Natural light lingers first on the overall composition and guide the gaze to reveal a multitude of details

9" / 89cm x 76

Contemplation Barbizon painting This portrait of a womanLarge scale oil painting from Europe: Landscape titled "Contemplation" signed by Swedish artist Ryno Frieberg (1920 2018) and dated 1951 52 in the lower left corner. The canvas has a certain thickness over key areas such as the smoky blue sky where Frieberg's brushstrokes are more dynamic. There is a strong and penetrating natural light that gives a deep relief to the young woman in blue, contemplating the landscape that she herself is a part of. The