The shore of Kåseberga

Ellen Trotzig studied in Copenhagen, at the Valand Art School in Gothenburg for Carl Wilhelmsson and in Paris. Trotzig is mainly known for her monumental landscapes of heavy clouds carpets where the sun breaks through unexpectedly. Nature became for the introverted artist a source of inspiration, it gave vital energy and courage to fight on. It was always natural experiences that got her in balance. Trotzig was an important representative of the national romantic twilight art that emerged in Scania, and she often depicted the shimmering light and inviting hills of Österlén. Her paintings are often conducted in a dark palette with mysterious and dramatic moves. Some paintings testify to a emerging Expressionism. Trotzig were also inspired by the art of Paul Gauguin and throughout her figure painting is symbolic and expressive. This painting depicts the steep coast of the fishing village Kåseberga on the south coast of Scania, famous for a magnificent megalithic ship.