Woman Dressing reserved the latter commissioning her to

the latter commissioning her to paint his wife and daughters

Rural life hadn’t changed much up until the Great War and comely young milk maids were a popular inspiration for many of the leading painters of the day

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This painting has come to the gallery from the secondary market and as such

Woman Dressing reserved the latter commissioning her toDated 1882 At one level of appreciation this is a beautifully painted figurative work by a leading nineteenth century Swedish artist. At another, it is a meticulously researched historical record of the country interiors in traditional Swedish dwellings of the period. Kulle became fascinated with Swedish folk culture, particularly the patterns and designs of woven fabrics in country homes around Skne. In fact he documented over sixteen hundred such