Carl Fredrik Hill: 7 works

'In a letter from Paris to Sweden the Christmas of 1877 Carl Fredrik Hill writes about subjects that engage him and he wants to paint.'

'Both the Barbizon School and Corot had a decisive influence on him and he spent five years in France during the 1870s. In the summer of 1876 he stayed in Fontainebleau outside Paris where he felt happy and liberated.'

'This painting is considered to have been painted in 1878 during Hills stay at Dr. Blanche's clinic outside Paris, where he was allowed to paint and draw as soon as his condition had improved.'

'Hill was fascinated by Africa and the wild animals that were depicted in the books and magazines, among them roaring lion.'

'The exciting, wild world of his drawings contrasts sharply with his outwardly almost eventless life. Hill's understanding of himself oscillated between self-tormenting, guilt-ridden doubts and brilliant exuberance.'

'Therefore, he re-used his father's mathematical manuscripts and utilized often the figures in his own pictures.'

'Cared for by his mother and sister, Hill spent the years from 1883 until his death in 1911 in his native town Lund in Sweden. His manifold and impressive drawings, for which he has become famous, date from that time.'