The Midsommar

Painted in 1988, this wonderfully atmospheric Finnish portrait captures a young woman crowned with tiny wildflowers, gazing across a still blue lake towards a solitary sailboat and distant mountains. The composition is beautifully restrained, with broad passages of layered blues, a delicate palette of sea greens and the smallest flecks of colour bringing the floral crown to life. There is something quietly cinematic about the scene, its simplified forms and dreamlike stillness lending the work an almost surrealist quality. Signed and dated by the artist, the painting is presented in a generously proportioned, softly distressed silver-toned frame, lending a lovely sense of occasion to this poetic moment. Keep out of direct sunlight and gently dust with a soft cloth. Please note this item is final sale.