Fra Eidem, Aafjord 1908

Amaldus Nielsen painted this small sunset scene in 1898. It’s all about the horizon line, where the sun dips low and throws a glittery path across the water. Imagine Nielsen, squinting slightly as he mixes his ochres and blues, trying to capture that fleeting moment when day turns to night. It's a dance with light, right? The paint is applied in thin, even layers and small touches, which gives the work a feeling of quiet calm. You can see the horizon blurred into a hazy band of orange, with a cool light blue creeping in from the top, like a curtain falling on the day. There’s something so human about trying to nail down a sunset, something we all see, feel, and try to hold onto. And in this painting, Nielsen invites us to share in that daily goodbye.