Woods in Winter
1912 · oil on canvas
framed: 59 1/2 × 69 1/2 in. (151.1 × 176.5 cm) overall: 46 1/8 × 56 1/8 in. (117.2 × 142.6 cm)
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John F. Carlson
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John F. Carlson was a Swedish-American painter whose landscapes captured the shifting light and atmospheric conditions of northern European terrain. Working primarily in oil, he developed a distinctive approach to color harmony and tonal relationships that prioritized the optical effects of season and weather over topographical detail. Based in Kolsebro, Sweden, Carlson's work bridges Impressionist sensibility with a more structured compositional practice, earning him recognition as a significant figure in early twentieth-century landscape painting.
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