Gæs ved en sø. Mod uroligt vejr. Dragør

This 1897 canvas returns to the subject of geese beside a lake at Dragør in unsettled weather, a subject Johansen had visited four years earlier in a closely related work. The repetition was deliberate — Johansen was interested in how the same location and subject type could yield different paintings under different conditions, a fundamentally Impressionist approach to landscape that paralleled Monet's series paintings. Dragør, with its large flocks of domestic geese, open waterscapes, and exposure to North Sea weather systems, offered natural spectacle in a familiar setting. The 1897 version, like its predecessor, uses the threat of bad weather as a compositional motor, organising the landscape around the drama of light and sky while grounding the scene in the specific details of a known place. Johansen's interest in Dragør as a recurring location reflected a broader tendency among Danish painters to develop deep familiarity with a limited number of places rather than seeking novelty through constant travel.

Johansen's brushwork in the sky passages is broad and gestural, using the physical movement of the brush to suggest turbulent air. The water's surface is treated with horizontal strokes that create a sense of agitated movement. The palette is cool and dramatic, with the grey-greens of threatened weather dominating the warm tones that characterise his sunlit domestic interiors.