Description
The work "The Kolbotn living room (Hulda and Arne Garborg House)" by Harriet Backer, painted in 1896, is erected as a clear manifestation of the realistic style and the mastery that characterizes this Norwegian artist. In this composition, Backer manages to capture not only a physical space but also the aura of intimacy and warmth that defines the home of the writers Hulda and Arne Garborg, who were influential in the Norwegian culture and literature of the time.
The painting develops inside a room enabled with Scandinavian style furniture that evokes a feeling of homogeneity and simplicity. The use of warm tones, especially brown and ocher, combines with green applications that appear in decorative elements. The light, which enters smoothly and controlled through UMA window, becomes an additional protagonist, creating an atmosphere that transcends the mere physical space to transform into an environment loaded with emotional meanings. This significant use of light is an outstanding feature of Backer's work, inspired by currents such as impressionism, where light effects contribute to the perception of the moment.
The composition is balanced; An angle of the room is carefully represented, and as the view progresses towards the bottom, the depth of the space is felt. On the left, a couch is adorned with cushions of a red vibrant, a notable contrast with the general palette that tends to be softer. This element contributes a focal point that invites the viewer to contemplate the scene and investigate the story that could be hidden between the walls of this room.
Although there are no human figures in the scene, the absence of characters does not remain life to painting. On the contrary, his lack suggests the presence of its inhabitants and enables a more intimate connection with the viewer, who can imagine the interactions that took place in this home. This Backer approach aligns with its intention to explore the everyday and domestic, aspects that give a good account of their dedication to portray the deprived life of their time, especially that of women in the domestic sphere.
Harriet Backer was one of the most prominent figures of gender painting movement in Norway. His style, characterized by your attention to light and color, creates spaces that are almost palpable. Like other contemporaries of his who also addressed the intimacy of the home, Backer distances himself from a hysterical narrative, focusing on the environment and how they mold identity and belonging. In "The Kolbotn living room", there is the tendency to capture moments that reflect the essence of the home, another common theme in the work of artists such as Edvard Munch, who would address the psychology of space, although from a very different perspective.
In sum, "The Kolbotn living room" of Harriet Backer is not just a representation of a space, it is an invitation to travel the intimate and the everyday, a reflection on how domestic environments can shape vital experiences and human connections . Through its domain of color and light, Backer offers us a fragment of life that resonates with the echoes of the past, showing that, even in simplicity, there is a depth that transcends time.
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