Carl Axel Elvegård - Early Winter in Dalarna, 1923Carl Axel Elvegrd (18831962) Sweden Early Winter in Dalarna, 1923 signed and dated lower right Ax. Elvegrd 1923pastel and pencil on paperpaper 48. 5 61. 5 cm (19. 1 24. 2 in)framed 59 72 cm (23. 2 28. 3 in) Provenance: Private collection, Dalarna, Sweden Essay: This work from 1923 presents a winter landscape from Dalarna, rendered with a restrained palette and a strong emphasis on tonal contrast. Snow covered forms dominate the foreground, their

cutting through the tall grass

coral and pale white

a city caught between the old and the new

simplicity

Törnå renders this everyday winter pastime with affection and precision

The canine's eyes fixated on the delicious morsel

you will see a winter landscape with five red houses

also known as Mabuse (after his birthplace Maubeuge)

once denigrated by the Nazis

This beautiful artwork depicts a woman from Dalarna

animated by wind and shifting currents

Petersburg Academy of Arts (1894–1899)