Carl Wilhelmson, A Workman, 1908.

The article focuses on the watercolor painting *Arbetare* (A Workman) by Swedish artist Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928), held at the National Museum in Stockholm. The 73 × 41 cm grisaille work, likely a study for his 1908 painting *Spring Work*, depicts a farmworker identified by his brimmed hat and the plough handle he grasps, reflecting Wilhelmson's interest in portraying Swedish laborers within the National Romanticism movement. This movement, prominent in Sweden between 1905 and 1920, celebrated the country's culture, nature, and working people amid rapid industrial and social change. Wilhelmson, influenced by his coastal Bohuslän origins and training in Gothenburg and Paris, is noted for his honest, documentary style that avoids romanticizing his subjects while emphasizing their connection to Swedish identity and tradition.