Jaren, night

Jaren, natt (2004)

Watercolor on paper
Sigurd Bergmann

In Jaren, natt, Sigurd Bergmann paints his birthplace in near-darkness — a haunting, stripped-down memory of the rural landscape under the watchful glow of the moon. Bathed in deep crimson and black, the scene is just barely visible: a lone house, a sliver of white light in a window, and the soft outline of a grazing horse.

What makes this work so captivating is what it leaves out. There's no narrative, no clear horizon — just the hush of nighttime, and the emotional weight of a place that lives inside the artist. The moon, rendered in bright yellow, becomes the only real source of light and structure. It floats like a thought in the sky.

This is Sigurd working with restraint, atmosphere, and emotional tone — a nocturne in red and black.