Lot 346: Robert Thegerström (1857-1919), DAMPORTRATT, PARIS, Colour pastel on August Bergin & Co., Stockholm “Lilla Wattugatan No. 26” prepared board; titled to the exhibition label verso, 36 x 24 in — 91.4 x 61 cm

ROBERT THEGERSTRÖM (1857-1919), BRITISH/SWEDISHDAMPORTRATT, PARISColour pastel on August Bergin & Co., Stockholm “Lilla Wattugatan No. 26” prepared board; titled to the exhibition label verso36 x 24 in — 91.4 x 61 cmProvenance:Collection of Prof. C.M. Groth and Mrs. Elin Groth ;By descent to Mrs. Elin Groth, hung at her country estate “StoraLundby”, Stockholm purchased in 1909 (her summer residence after the death of her husband;Her Estate;The property and contents of “Stora Lundby” passed to Britta and her husband Dr. Axel Gauffin (head of the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden);Hung at “Stora Lundby” while with Dr. Axel Gauffin and his wife, Britta, then later at their city home at Alstens Gard, Stockholm;By descent to Margit (Gauffin) and Gosta Koraen, Djursholm;By descent to their son and his wife, London, OntarioExhibited:Parisutstallningen, 1929 while with Axel Gauffin (G. Koraen’s name in pencil to the label), Cat. No. 8Note:Robert Thegerström was born in London, England and died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1919. A painter and graphic artist, he attended the Konstakademien in Stockholm and at the Academie Julian in Paris, where he was part of the Belle Epoque artistic movement. He resided in France for 12 years, and spent time travelling in the Orient where he painted landscapes. When he returned to Sweden his paintings from Djursholm and Särö were characterised by a deep nostalgia. This portrait, possibly of the artist’s wife, bears the hallmarks of his Impressionist influences, producing a softly rendered snapshot of an everyday moment – elevating the banal to the intimate.He was a very good friend of the Swedish artist Anders Zorn; their relationship was written about by Dr. Axel Gauffin, who hung this work in his summer residence. Thegerström’s works were exhibited at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, and are held in the collections of museums across Sweden.Estimate: $8,000—12,000