Lunar Halo
1896
Eugène Jansson, often called the 'blue painter' of Stockholm, captures a hauntingly beautiful night scene here. A massive, ghostly halo surrounds the moon, casting an ethereal glow over a quiet house and tall, shadowy trees perched on a dark ridge. The entire landscape is bathed in deep, moody blues typical of the Symbolist movement, making the few warm lights from the streetlamps pop like embers in the dark. It feels like a dream you'd have at 3 AM—quiet, vast, and slightly mysterious.