Coastal scene from Särö, on the west coast of Sweden
Signed and dated with dedication: ”Till Fru Hilda Keiller vördsamligdt o med tacksamhet Fr. Hugo Birger, Särö 83.” Oil on panel 47.5 x 65 cm.
Hilda Keiller ( [1839-1927], née Falck, married to industrialist and entrepreneur James Keiller [1836-1918], Managing director of Göteborgs Mekaniska Verkstad, founded by his father, Scottish entrepreneur Alexander Keiller);
their son James (Jemmy) Keiller Jr ( [1867-1962] married to Alice Lyon [1869-1968] ); subsequently by descent within the family; Christie's, London, "Scandinavian Pictures, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture", March 29, 1990, lot 213 ; private collection.
(Probably) Göteborgs Konstmuseum (Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden), autumn 1883.
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