the scandinavian artists lunch at cafe ledoyen paris canvas höbärgning Poster with an illustrated advertisement

Poster with an illustrated advertisement for the French aviation magazine " Le ballon " from 1883

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but a 'tronie' – a painting of an imaginary figure

Artist: Hugo Birger | Created: 1883-1885 | Publisher: Gothenburg Museum of Art | Object ID: GKM 0336 | Copyright: CC BY

Alexander lived in Paris during the 1890s and achieved international success with his studies of female figures gracefully posed in elegant interiors

the scandinavian artists lunch at cafe ledoyen paris canvas höbärgning Poster with an illustrated advertisementCanvas with the painting Scandinavian artists' breakfast in Caf Ledoyen in Paris, created in 1886 by the Swedish artist Hugo Birger. The painting depicts the Nordic artists' celebratory breakfast at Caf Ledoyen, where they used to gather on the Salon's opening day. The painting has an enormous wealth of detail. Some of the people in the painting are: Allan sterlind (lighting a cigarette), Count Christer "Pirre" Horn (standing), the artist's wife