In the Footsteps of painter Richard Hall

Richard Bergh: Den lille krymplingen / Pojke från Concarneau, 1881 (A Little Crippled / Boy from Concarneau) Oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm Nationalmuseum Photo: Cecilia Heisser, Nationalmuseum, Sweden As I mentioned in my blog post on Laurens and Benjamin-Constant , Richard Hall's postgraduate studies in Paris remain shrouded in mystery. The Swedish government's travel grant of 3,000 kronor was intended to cover two years of postgraduate studies. Hall moved to Paris in the fall of 1881, so based on that, we can calculate that the grant lasted until the fall of 1883. After that, he had to trade his studies and freer lifestyle for earning a living by selling his paintings. We also know that Hall married his Swiss cousin Julie Cornetz in 1881. In addition, he has said that for a few years he shared a studio with his fellow student from Stockholm, Richard Bergh, who was a good friend of his. In the 1880s, Nordic artists formed a close-knit artist colony in Paris. I have not yet found ...