Jealousy, by Ferdinand Fagerlin. In the National Museum at Stock-
holm

tremely detailed portrayals of the Dutch fishermen in their
home-life, which he represents with feeling and a technically
meritorious method. His beautiful and thoroughly well
executed Jealousy, in which a young Dutch sailor pays court
to a charming blonde, would perhaps have gained something
by the absence of the second, sad-hearted girl, who gives
the picture, according to the taste of our day, a touch of the
unpleasantly anecdotical; but with respect to technique and
color effect Fagerlin's production indicates an important
advance. His art, however, is quite naturally more German
than Swedish. August Jernberg, who was active during
the sixties and seventies, shows himself very sensitive to
color and for that reason more nearly on a par with the old
Dutch models. His street scenes from Düsseldorf and more
particularly his highly flavored and excellently painted fruit-
pieces and kitchen interiors have that richness and strength
of color which are often lacking among the Düsseldorfians
therefore, his pictures are valued more than others from

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