August Strindberg Paintings

Some paintings by August Strindberg

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Heavy Sea is probably done in 1894. With this painting Strindberg leaves symbolism and naturalism. The painting points towards a more abstract art but Strindberg never followed the route he outlined with High Sea.

Unsigned,1904.
Possibly the southern part of Stockholm.
You get the feeling of being deserted and very small.
I think the sky is fantastic.

Stockholm,1874. This painting can be regarded as Strindbergs first painting with originality. The character of a coloured drawing that could be found in the earlier paintings is gone. The naturalistic approach is vanishing. Now it is color and expression that is important to Strindberg.

August Strindberg, Sunset over the Sea done 1903. A flat calm , perhaps happy image, like a stage for the theather. During this period Strindberg was doing well in the theatre biz with great plays such as A Dream Play, the third part of To Damascus and some historical dramas.

Crayon, signed 1906.

	The Verdant Island, Dornach 1894.
The Lonely Death Cap, Berlin 1893.

Landscape
(the Swedish above very similar)

Double Image, 1892

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