Sofie Ribbing (1835 - 1894)
Boys Drawing
Title
Boys Drawing
Dating
1864
Material/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Mått 91,50 x 79,00 cm
Ram 112,00 x 99,50 x 8,50 cm
Category
Inventory number
GKM 0046
Acquisition
Gift of Göteborgs Konstförening, 1866
Display Status
Not on display at the museum
Description
Sofie Ribbing’s Drawing Boys (1864) is a highlight not only in the artist’s production, but also in the Swedish art of the mid-1800s. The painting represents a form of everyday realism with genre motifs which Swedish artists developed in Düsseldorf and took with them to their home country. The depiction of the soft light falling over the boys is outstanding and contributes to the image’s atmosphere of intimacy and quiet concentration.
Kristoffer Arvidsson
Signature/Inscription
Signature (Nere till vänster): Sophie Ribbing 1864
Exhibition History
Lidköping, Läckö slott i samarbete m Västergötalands turistråd, 16/06/1986 - 17/08/1986
Literature
Kristoffer Arvidsson, Per Dahlström, Björn Fredlund, Anna Hyltze, Philippa Nanfeldt, Isabella Nilsson, Johan Sjöström, Samlingen Göteborgs konstmuseum, red. Kristoffer Arvidsson, Per Dahlström, Anna Hyltze, Göteborgs konstmuseum, Göteborg 2014., p. 117, ill. p. 113
Gränsöverskridare. 1800-talets resande kvinnliga konstnärer, red., Ateneum Finlands nationalgalleri, 2025., ill. p. 68