Swedish, 1854-1887 Swedish painter. He studied at the Konstakademi in Stockholm from 1871 to 1877. In 1877 he went to Paris and then spent the summer of 1878 at Barbizon with Carl Larsson, among others. There he painted several spontaneous plein-air paintings, such as Rue Gabrielle (1879; Goteborg, Kstmus.), in which the grey tones are contrasted realistically with exquisite colours. He also painted scenes of Parisian life, such as The Toilette (1880; two sketches in Stockholm, Nmus.), which aroused the interest of his contemporaries when it was exhibited at the Salon that year. Birger art was always conventional in style, allied to French salon painting. He was a master of technique and a brilliant subject painter, creating such scenes as In the Bower (c. 1880; Stockholm, Nmus.).  Related Paintings of Hugo Birger :. | Outside a Restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne. Study | Scandinavian Artists Breakfasting at the Cafe Ledoyen | Skandinaviska konstnarernas frukost i Cafe Ledoyen, Paris fernissadagen | Nordafrikanska jagare rastar | Vid bryggan, Lysekil |
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