Soleinatt, Jolster (White Night, Buttercups at Jolster) by Nikolai Astrup

Soleinatt, Jolster (White Night, Buttercups at Jolster) - Nikolai Astrup - Heritage Fine Art Reproduction

Product Overview

For collectors searching fine art oil painting, Soleinatt, Jolster (White Night, Buttercups at Jolster) is a dependable choice. Painted in layered oils on canvas after Nikolai Astrup, this heritage work reads equally well as classic canvas wall art and as a thoughtful housewarming gift.

About the Artwork

circa 1910
Oil on canvas
80 x 101.6 cm (31 1/2 x 40 in.)

A recently re-discovered work, Nikolai Astrup's eloquent and powerful depiction of Alhus near Jolster where his father was the local pastor incorporates the two essential themes that preoccupied Astrup throughout his life: the farming community and the primal forces of the natural world.

Surrounded by lush green fields with flowers in bloom, and washed by the waterfalls that cascade down the hills behind, in the present painting Astrup evokes the natural almost Edenic goodness of the setting; the cluster of houses and farm buildings at Alhus are embraced by Mother Earth.

Astrup commented on his depictions of Alhus: 'I have tried to express some of that feeling for nature which comes over you when you make your way through the landscape of Jolster; that smell and mouldy dampness of old heathendom and primitive religion, that earth rich in sagas; these often raw colours have more importance than as mere subjects for my pictures. And this in my opinion is what motifs should be to all painters, that they in other words should be closer bound to the earth... I am perhaps one of the most place- and earth- bound painters in the whole country, and have staked my honour on being uninfluenced by all directions.'

Such sentiments, however, belie his early training in Paris and that his mystical depiction of his homeland was firmly rooted in the primitivistic tendencies that lay at the heart of Modernism. Astrup studied first in Norway with Harriet Backer, then from 1901-02 in Paris at the Académie Colarossi and the Académie Julian. There he came into contact with Gauguin, and younger artists Henri Rousseau and Maurice Denis. 'In 1903 he turned his back on modern life and returned to Jolster for good, preferring a countryside where life was lived in the old Norwegian way, in close proximity with the earth and in battle against the powers of nature, a place where superstition still had a hold on the mind, where old customs ruled.'

The theme of an upstanding community at the farthest reaches of civilization is not only implicit in the subject of Buttercups at Jolster, but also a feature of its history. The painting has been sent for sale by The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University, Washington State. PLU was founded by Norwegian Lutherans in 1890 to bring education and learning to the state's rapidly developing communities and produce graduates among the influx of pioneers to the region to serve both church and community. Today PLU's Scandinavian Cultural Center fosters and supports the university's Scandinavian Studies Program and the Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection; promotes development and understanding of Nordic immigrant and Scandinavian-American experiences, cultures, and heritage; and raises awareness of contemporary Nordic cultures and societies.

Collectors often choose this fine art image when searching for fine art oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.

100% Hand Painted on Canvas

We use a 100% hand-painted process: stretched artist-grade canvas, layered oil pigment, and a final protective varnish. There are no inkjet prints or mechanical reproductions in this collection — just a painted fine art artwork made to order.

Specifications & What You Receive

• Genuine hand painted oil painting on premium artist canvas; no printing or digital imaging is used.
• An extra 2-inch blank border is left around all edges for easy stretching and framing.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• Quick turnaround — most in-stock fine art paintings ship in 3–10 working days.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Custom canvas dimensions are welcome for this fine art oil painting.
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• Free professional stretching on wooden stretcher bars — contact us for framing options.
• Before dispatch we email a digital proof so you can approve the finished canvas.

Where to Hang It

Build a gallery wall gallery wall around this fine art oil painting, or let it stand alone as a single statement. The hand painted canvas finish keeps the fine art composition looking intentional in both classic and contemporary rooms.

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