Evening Mood-Lidingö

1900

oil on canvas

90.1 × 168.6 cm (35.5 × 66.4 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Jansson, known as the "Blue Painter," was called "Paraffin Jansson" by other artists because the light in his paintings reminded them of the light from the paraffin (kerosene) lamps widely used in houses at the time.

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