Evening Mood-Lidingö

About the Artwork

The swirling brushstrokes and telescopic perspective in this view of a field near Stockholm, Sweden, converge on the dark mass of trees and dying sunset in the center. Feelings of melancholy and loneliness are relieved only by the appearance of the first evening star. Although little known in the United States, Eugène Janssen was one of the most important artists of Scandinavian modernism. He became aware of the works of the Norwegian Symbolist Edvard Munch as early as 1884 and shared Munch’s ambition of exploring psychological states of mind rather than adhering to external appearances.

Inscriptions

Unsigned; inscribed on the stretcher in blue ink, "A. Jansson' (the artist's brother) and "HERR R. BERGH, 40 BAS 4 TR OG JANSSON'. Inscribed on the stretcher in red ink "G.J.'

Provenance

Richard Bergh [1858-1919], Stockholm, Sweden friend of the artist -1980s: Adrian Bergh, son of Richard Bergh, Stockhom, Sweden -1980s: The Bergh Family Collection, Stockholm, Sweden until the 1980s -2005: (Claes Moser, Stockholm, Sweden, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 2005-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Mystical Landscapes: Masterpieces from Monet, Van Gogh and more. Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario M5T 1G4, Canada (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 12, 2017). Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

Quick Overview

Artist: Eugène Jansson (Swedish, 1862–1915)
Date: 1900
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 94 x 172.4 x 5.1 cm (37 x 67 7/8 x 2 in.); Unframed: 90.1 x 168.6 cm (35 1/2 x 66 3/8 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession no.: 2005.4

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.