Artwork information

Category

Painting

Technique

Oil on canvas

Date

1987

Dimensions

146 cm x 114 cm

Dimensions with frame153 cm x 121 cm

Signature

Signed lower left

Proof(s) of authenticity

Painting sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by the Bengt Lindström Committee.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

Yes

Location

Toulouse, France

Description

A beautiful oil on canvas by Bengt Lindström. This painting is signed on the lower left. It has the title 'Freyja'.

The painting is titled on the back and also has the studio reference 'F80 2479/87', the end of this reference corresponds to the year of creation 1987.

The painting is composed of bright, primary colours and a thick texture characteristic of the artist. It is framed in a black American box.

The artist

Painter
Sculptor

Bengt Lindström

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Born in 1925
Sweden

Bio

Bengt Lindström (1925-2008) was born in Sweden. In the 1940s, he trained at the school of Isaac Grunewald in Stockholm and then at the Copenhagen School of Fine Arts. He continued his training at the Art Institute in Chicago and completed it in the studios of Fernand Léger and André Lhote in Paris. 

From the 1950s, he participated in group exhibitions and salons in Paris. His first solo exhibition took place in Stockholm in 1954 at the Salon de Gummesson. The artist was close to Bram Bogart, Maryan S. Maryan, André Marfaing, Marcel Pouget and Asger Jorn. In 1962, Bengt Lindström took part in the second exhibition of the Nouvelle Figuration in Paris, and in 1964, he exhibited with the "Nord-Sud" group. 

The artist is often close to the CoBrA movement, founded by his friend Asger Jorn. During his lifetime, the artist was more interested in the Nordic painting of Emil Nolde, Edvard Munch and James Ensor. Bengt Lindström was particularly influenced by the folk art and mythologies of the Scandinavian countries. 

Bengt Lindström spent his artistic life between France and Sweden. He was closely interested in different artistic practices: painting, engraving, sculpture and mosaic. He is considered one of the most important Swedish painters of the 20th century. His works are full of color and are animated by Nordic legends. 

As a general rule, to paint the artist uses a rather special technique, he fills large buckets with pure colors and places them on canvases on the ground. The artist realizes works "in full paste", the materials are thick almost sculptural. 

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