Contains disturbing content
Equestrian & Animals
Shot Hare and Hunting Equipment
Wilhelm von Wright
A meticulously detailed 19th-century hunting still life featuring a hare and sporting equipment by Wilhelm von Wright.
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City View with Still Life
Hugo Salmson
1850 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An intriguing mid-19th-century composition by Hugo Salmson, combining a traditional hunting still life with an atmospheric Parisian-style cityscape.
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work in a warmer tonal register — sits comfortably in a more formal setting.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Dining Room
- Placement
- Strong over sofas, beds, buffets, or wider open walls
- Walls
- Reads strongest when the wall gives it contrast
- Color notes
- Soft gray, Charcoal black, Warm beige
About the piece
This 1850 oil painting by Swedish artist Hugo Salmson presents a fascinating juxtaposition of subjects. In the foreground, a hung hare and fowl create a classic hunting still life, rendered with realist precision. Behind them, the composition opens into a soft, atmospheric view of city chimneys and zinc roofs under a glowing evening sky. Salmson’s masterful use of light and tonality creates a quiet, contemplative mood that bridges the gap between rural tradition and urban modernity.
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