Evening in February, Riddarfjärden (Stockholm)
between 1892 and 1893
Eugène Jansson was so obsessed with the cold, blue light of Stockholm winters that critics dubbed him 'the blue painter.' In this moody scene, he captures the Riddarfjärden bay at dusk, where deep icy blues of the snow clash beautifully with a fiery orange sunset on the horizon. You can almost feel the chill in the air as dark smoke billows from factory chimneys, contrasting the quiet, frozen landscape with the hum of industrial life. It is an atmospheric snapshot of 1890s Sweden that feels both peaceful and slightly melancholic.
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