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Auction 53, The Collectors Edition, March 26

Thu, Mar 26, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 303

"Lapps collecting shot reindeer" after Johan Tirén (Sweden, 1853-1911) Oil on Canvas

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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This large-scale oil on canvas is a highly detailed nineteenth-century style genre painting after the celebrated Swedish artist Johan Tirén. The scene, titled "Lapps collecting shot reindeer" (Lappar, tillvaratagande skjutne renar), provides a dramatic ethnographic window into the indigenous Sámi (Lapp) culture of Northern Scandinavia. The composition features a group of Sámi hunters in traditional tunics (gakti) gathered around a fallen reindeer in an expansive mountain tundra. A central female figure tends to the animal while a white pack horse stands nearby, laden with supplies. Tirén was renowned for his sympathetic and realistic portrayals of the Sámi people, often highlighting the intersection of their traditional lifestyle with the harsh natural beauty of the Swedish wilderness.

The painting is housed in a substantial, ornate gilt wood and gesso frame. A brass identification plaque is mounted to the lower frame member, noting the artist's dates and the original work's location in the National Museum Stockholm.


Logistics & Specifications

  • Artist: Johan Tirén (after) (Sweden, 1853-1911)

  • Title: Lapps collecting shot reindeer

  • Medium: Oil on Canvas

  • Dimensions: 33" H x 44" L x 3" W

  • Signature: Hand-signed by the artist (lower right)

  • Condition: Good; canvas is well-preserved with stable pigment; frame shows minor edge wear and dust accumulation consistent with age.

Keywords: Johan Tirén, Swedish Art, Sámi Culture, Lapplanders, Reindeer Hunt, Scandinavian Landscape, Ethnographic Painting, Oil on Canvas, National Museum Stockholm, Gilt Frame, 19th Century Style, Mountain Tundra, Indigenous History.

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