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The Goose Girl, 1889
The outspoken and hotheaded Josephson
won much acclaim for his "traditional" portraits.
But his radical paintings were rejected and rediculed.
When "the flodgates of madness" opened 1888 it did
not matter anymore.
He was indifferent to the sudden success of his unorthodox
work.
Others were more upset. One wrote:
"I don't like to think or write about it, because I get
so furious
that I could weep blod over his fate."
From the time of his mental illness until his death 1906 he
produced
drawings and paintings which have placed him in the front ranks,
influencing younger artist like Picasso.
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