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At the City Toll Gate, 1892. Creator: Victor Forssell
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At the City Toll Gate, 1892. Creator: Victor Forssell
At the City Toll Gate, 1892
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Bleak Horse And Cart Melting Thoroughfare Toll Gate Way In Horse Drawn Horse Drawn Vehicle Horsedrawn National Museum Sweden Nationalmuseum Sweden Stockholm National Museum Victor Forssell
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At the City Toll Gate, 1892
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is an evocative oil painting by Swedish artist Victor Forssell, capturing the bleak beauty of a wintry scene in 19th century Sweden. The painting depicts a horse-drawn cart making its way through a snow-covered landscape, approaching a toll gate at the entrance of a city. The gate, with its worn and weathered wooden beams, stands as a reminder of the passage of time and the steady flow of traffic and commerce. The painting is rich in detail, with the horses and their harnesses, the cart and its cargo, and the trees and plants along the roadside all rendered with meticulous care. The horses, their breath visible in the cold air, seem to labor against the weight of the cart and the resistance of the snow. The toll gatekeeper, bundled up against the cold, watches the approaching vehicle with a stoic expression. The painting's muted color palette, dominated by shades of white, gray, and brown, adds to the sense of melancholy and isolation. The trees and plants, with their bare branches and frozen foliage, stand as silent witnesses to the passing of the seasons. The toll gate, with its worn and faded paint, seems to be a relic of a bygone era, a reminder of the slow and steady pace of life in a time before the advent of modern transportation. This painting, now part of the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden, is a testament to the enduring power of art to capture the essence of a moment in time and preserve it for future generations to appreciate and contemplate. It invites us to reflect on the passage of time, the beauty of nature, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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