Boys Drawing | |
Artist: | Sofie Ribbing |
Year: | 1864 |
Medium: | Oil on canvas |
Height Metric: | 91.5 |
Width Metric: | 79 |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Gothenburg |
Museum: | Gothenburg Museum of Art |
Boys Drawing is an 1864 oil on canvas painting by the Swedish artist Sofie Ribbing in the collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art.[1]
This painting shows two boys drawing and is representative of an everyday realism with genre motifs. It is considered a highlight of the museum and was purchased soon after it was painted in 1866. It has been considered a central work in the history of Swedish art.[2]