Contemplation Barbizon painting the island is occupied by

the island is occupied by about twenty monks residing in a monastery of the Cistercian congregation of the Immaculate Conception

Natural light lingers first on the overall composition and guide the gaze to reveal a multitude of details

9" / 89cm x 76

Particularly lovely are the orange reflections present on the water of the Seine and the facades of the Right Bank

Contemplation Barbizon painting the island is occupied byLarge scale oil painting from Europe: Landscape titled "Contemplation" signed by Swedish artist Ryno Frieberg (1920 2018) and dated 1951 52 in the lower left corner. The canvas has a certain thickness over key areas such as the smoky blue sky where Frieberg's brushstrokes are more dynamic. There is a strong and penetrating natural light that gives a deep relief to the young woman in blue, contemplating the landscape that she herself is a part of. The