tavla, painting
paint
From the collection of ethnographic museum
paint
From the collection of ethnographic museum
Dominant colour
tavla, painting is a paint by Ossian Josef David Elgström, held at ethnographic museum.
This painting shows a man in glasses wearing a dark suit. Behind him is a weird map of the world. The map has Africa at the top, America at the bottom, and ships sailing around. There are also strange drawings of animals and people on the map. The man’s face is painted in a simple, flat way. The map behind him looks old and hand-drawn, like something from a long time ago. If you like this style, check out chiaroscuro next.
Swedish painter Ossian Elgström spent years sketching Sápmi’s reindeer herders with blunt charcoal before switching to oil—then painting their faces so real they seem to breathe.
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