Målning av Kampenhofområdet, Uddevalla, 1858

Lundbäck, Maria

Photograph of an oil painting by artist Carl Fredrik Richter (1806-1883). The painting in unknown ownership, photographed by photographer Maria Lundbäck. The motif depicts the area around Kampenhof’s factory in Uddevalla with the turning basin for the wheel steamer UDDEWALLA and a timber yard in the foreground. This is very likely to be the painting that Bohus läns Tidning, 2 September 1858, describes in his review of the Bohusläns Konstförening’s exhibition in the Town Hall: “- - -Hr Richter, who äfwen had a faithful painting of the northern harbour street with Kampenhofs Fabrik and the steamboat Uddewalla.” The painting is also mentioned in the list of profits from the exhibition lottery on 27 December of the same year: "11. Richter: Kampenhof, in oil (organist J. D. Dahlin). Dahlin was the winner of the board. The photo published in Fredjö 1972, see below. The same motif as UMFA53086: 0676 and UMFA53086: 0677. Literature: Fredsjö, Åke: Bohusläns Konstförening 1858 - 1860. Article in Bohusländer’s homestead association’s writing 1962, p. 57 - 62. Fredsjö, Åke: C.F. Richter - portrait painter in Uddevalla The Christmas Reading of the House County 23 December 1971. Fredsjö, Åke: Carl Fredrik Richter - portrait painter in Uddevalla Article in the Bohusläns Home Buildings Association’s Annual Journal 1972, p. 71-78. Granat, Stellan: King Carl Fredrik Richter’s portrait of Anders Gottfrid Krok and his family. Article in Bohusländer Yearbook 1997. Scriptures issued by the Bohusläns Homestead Federation and the Museum of Bohusläns, p. 61-72. Kristiansson, Sten: The History of Uddevalla City III. 1806 1863. Uddevalla 1956, p. 225, 493, 517. Strandberg, Sven-Olle: Richer [misspelled] painted 2.000 portraits. Article in Bohusläningen 1993-08-03. Swedish Artist’s Zion, Band IV.