House in Jaren

House in Jaren (1966)

Charcoal and crayon on paper
Sigurd Bergmann

Created in 1966, House in Jaren stands as a quiet testament to Sigurd Bergmann’s early artistic voice — observant, textured, and steeped in the landscapes of rural Norway. Rendered in charcoal and subtle brown crayon, the work captures a distant hillside farm nestled gently among trees, fields, and soft light.

Despite the minimal palette, there is depth and rhythm in every mark. The clustered foliage in the foreground dissolves into sweeping slopes, leading the eye toward the small houses — humble, yet dignified — under an expansive sky. A lone bird in flight, nearly imperceptible, lends a whisper of movement to the stillness.

Jaren, a pastoral region with emotional significance to Sigurd, is portrayed not as a place of grandeur but of memory — quiet, rooted, and deeply familiar. This drawing holds the spirit of a lived moment, a place revisited often in thought, if not always in presence.