Evening of Summer

Lørdagskveld (also called “Nattløpere”) is an 1893 painting by Norwegian artist Halfdan Egedius. The picture was painted when Egedius was 16, and was inspired by folk life in Bø in Telemark

The picture depicts two youngsters pursuing the custom of night running and are on their way to visiting unmarried girls. Two friends of Egedius, Tollef Klokkerstugo and Torleiv Stadskleiv stood the model for the picture.The picture was bought in by the art collector Olaf Schou and was in 1899 given as a gift to the National Gallery.

The image was included in Tommy Sørbøs book about Norway's national paintings.The picture was the motif for a Norwegian postage stamp in the series Norwegian Painting Art, published on 7 October 1977 with denomination 1 crown and 25 øre together with an image of August Cappelen.