Fanny Churberg

• Fanny Churberg : Kuutamo, harjoitelma, 1878, 37,5x55,5, oil, canvas (A II 1344, Sourander) (56.1 kB)

Churberg's contemporaries found it difficult to embrace the fervour of her art. Her paintings seemed too strange, their colours loud and garish, the harshness of the landscapes frightening to idealistic tastes nurtured by Topelius,s spirit of idyllic nature worship. Churberg's trees spoke of struggle against wind and storm, the solidity of her stones seemed crushing and hostile. Churberg's season was dark late autumn rather than bright snowy winter. Her favourite time of day was sunset, dusk, moonlit night rather than the light of day.

Kuutamo, harjoitelma