Autumn in Telemark

Telemarks-høst (2010)

Pastel and watercolor on paper
Sigurd Bergmann

In Telemarks-høst — Autumn in Telemark — Sigurd Bergmann captures the soft turning of the seasons in one of Norway’s most storied regions. Painted in 2010, this landscape blends the warmth of ochre fields with the deep greens of fading summer and the distant violets of cooling hills.

A gentle river winds through the valley, leading the viewer’s eye into the calm rhythm of the land. The brushwork is subtle, layered with pastel and watercolor to create a natural softness — a haze of memory, light, and stillness.

This is one of those pieces where the location is real, but the feeling is timeless. Sigurd doesn't just show us what the land looks like — he shows us how it feels to stand there, surrounded by the slow breath of autumn.