It's a delightful cacophony of colors as Stockholms Auktionsverk presents the theme of Gothenburg Painting. Alongside the city's famous colorists - such as Ragnar Sandberg and Inge Schiöler - this auction offers artworks by later generations' inheritors of the Swedish modernist movement.
One of the artists who fully embraces expressive coloration is Ian Rusth, represented here by no less than seven works, including a couple of real showstoppers for those who appreciate lively walls. Another noteworthy name is Mauritz Karström, whose paintings often draw parallels to Erland Cullberg's canvases. And from Cullberg's studio comes an intense large-scale painting that, in turn, showcases the connection to the mid-century Gothenburg colorists, an expression he undoubtedly picked up during his time at Valand Art School. The auction also includes paintings by Tor Bjurström and Nils Nilsson, just as a theme on Gothenburg Painting should.