Lunch show

Viewing Friday 3 October at 12.30 of "Skånska dragooner rida till bad"
Collection in the art museum reception.

The original title of Oscar Matthiesen's painting is "Skaanse dragooner officerer rider i bad". Matthiesen, who lived from 1861 to 1957, got the idea for the motif during a holiday in Ystad in 1904. At this time, Ystad housed Europe's largest combined cavalry regiment, which left a great mark on the city. Matthiesen says he was inspired by the young soldiers, the sun, the salt water and the strong bodies of both animals and people.
As a result of industrialism and urbanization, there was a tendency at the beginning of the 20th century to reconnect with nature. This tendency constitutes a separate movement within the Nordic history of ideas and art: vitalism.