Carl Johansson - Autumn Landscape With Blue MountainsCarl Johansson (1863 1944) Sweden Vast Autumn Landscape With Blue Mountains, 1913 oil on canvas signed and dated Carl Johansson 1913 canvas dimensions 40 x 60 cm frame 51 x 71 cm Carl Johansson (1863 1944), also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a highly skilled Swedish landscape painter who is known for his ability to capture the natural beauty of the Swedish countryside. Johansson studied art at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in

and critics claimed that the style was too intellectual for the general public and they predicted that it would disappear and that artists would return to a rather more classic expression

and islands of central Sweden

"Insjövik med vass" (1892)

it was transferred to the Archipelago Foundation to be preserved as a historical monument to past maritime navigation and safety

painted in the later part of his career between 1910 and 1920

oil painting on wood panelsigned and dated unframed 6

he often chose intense colours and confident brushstrokes

and oil paintings

enhancing the painting's depth through impasto

which add a touch of femininity and beauty to the piece

The soft tones and minimalistic composition highlight Werner's ability to convey stillness and introspection through his art

enrolling in Bergh’s Konstnärsförbundet (Artists’ Association) school in 1900–1901