Snow
1900
Gustaf Fjæstad captures the breathtaking silence of a Swedish winter in this mesmerizing 1900 landscape. Part of the Symbolist movement and the famous Racken group, he used thousands of tiny, shimmering brushstrokes to make the snow look almost alive and glowing. The heavy, fluffy white blankets the pine trees on the left, while a mysterious dark shape pokes out from the drifts in the foreground, looking remarkably like a little snow monster peeking out. It’s a masterclass in capturing the quiet, magical atmosphere of the Scandinavian wilderness.