1 swans in reeds race

1 swans in reeds racePoster with a painting by Bruno Liljefors from 1907. The painting is called Swans in Reeds and shows a beautiful landscape with two swans in still water at dusk. Bruno Liljefors is Sweden's all time best known nature painter. He is perhaps best known for his subjects with animals, often in dramatic situations. During his time as a student at the Academy of Arts, he became good friends with Anders Zorn, a friendship that would last a lifetime. A more

The year is 1898 and in the picture we see one of the first buses in Sweden

The toddler Humpe sits embraced by his mother in the deep forest

AB Stockholms Bryggerier was created in the 1870s as a collaboration with Hamburgerbryggeriet

The painting was created in Paris where Zorn regularly traveled by bus from his home in Montmartre

wind-exposed sailing route off Västerberget" (Långe-) and "open water where the wind is on" (-drag)

The balloon itself is beautifully embellished with the French coat of arms

In a short time

the magpie is associated with a number of superstitions and is seen as an omen of misfortune

The caddy wears a beautiful

Photographer: Unknown | Created: 1908 | Publisher: Stockholm City Museum | Item ID: D000005 | Copyright: CC BY

Only about 10 years later

Illustrator: Henri Matisse | Created: 1914