Focus on this artwork and discuss the Reception.
Gude lists Sandviksfjorden as one of his major works, and it was purchased the same year it was painted by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.However the work was not universally acclaimed, and Gude's former student Christian Krohg criticized the piece, pointing out how Gude unrealistically exaggerated the effect of sunlight by using areas of dark, mainly the boats, trees, and promitories to act as an unnaturally contrast to the light on the water. Krohg also notes that while the light falls correctly on the water, Gude has dimmed the surrounding landscape to further the contrast.
Stockholm Nationalmuseum promitories Christian Krohg